Saharanpur mosque demolished after district court order; MP placed under house arrest

Saharanpur collectorate mosque demolished on 2026-09-05 after district court upheld illegality ruling.

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On 2026-09-05, authorities in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, began demolishing a mosque located inside the collectorate complex, sealing all five gates and deploying heavy police force including RAF. ^[1] The demolition followed a district judge's court order on 2026-09-02 that upheld the city magistrate's ruling declaring the mosque illegal and dismissed the mosque side's petition. ^[2] Kairana MP Ikra Hasan was placed under house arrest on 2026-09-05 before traveling to Saharanpur. ^[3] On 2026-07-16, the city magistrate's court in Saharanpur declared the mosque illegal and imposed a fine of 6.41 crore rupees. ^[4] Saharanpur Deputy Inspector General of Police Abhishek Singh said on 2026-09-05 that the City Magistrate's court had found the mosque illegally built on government land and that the Mosque Committee's appeal was dismissed. ^[5]

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The demolition followed a district judge's court order on 2026-09-02 that upheld the city magistrate's ruling declaring the mosque illegal and dismissed the mosque side's petition. · Amarujala

Kairana MP Ikra Hasan was placed under house arrest on 2026-09-05 before traveling to Saharanpur. · Amarujala

On 2026-07-16, the city magistrate's court in Saharanpur declared the mosque illegal and imposed a fine of 6.41 crore rupees. · Amarujala

Saharanpur Deputy Inspector General of Police Abhishek Singh said on 2026-09-05 that the City Magistrate's court had found the mosque illegally built on government land and that the Mosque Committee's appeal was dismissed. ·

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