UP mosque demolished after committee fails to show Waqf board permission

A mosque constructed on Waqf property without permission from the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board was demolished using a bulldozer in Sambhal district on Thursday.

The demolition took place in Kutubpur Sakta village under the jurisdiction of the Aichoda Kamboh police station, following an administrative inquiry into the construction.

The structure, identified as the Karim Mosque, had been built on a 130-square-metre portion of land recorded as Waqf property.

According to officials, the mosque was constructed around three months ago and subsequently registered with the Waqf Board. However, the mosque committee failed



to produce documents showing permission from the board for the construction.

The demolition drive was carried out under the supervision of Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Vikas Chandra and Tehsildar Dhirendra Kumar Singh.

A team of revenue officials and police personnel reached the village with a bulldozer to carry out the action.

Security was tightened across the area ahead of the demolition. Police personnel from 10 police stations, including two Circle Officers and four station house officers, were deployed along with the Rapid Reaction Force (RRF) and a platoon of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC).