
Violence erupted in Delhi's Turkman Gate area during a court-mandated demolition drive near the Faiz-e-Elahi Mosque. Authorities removed encroachments including a banquet hall and diagnostic center, following a High Court order. Police reported stone pelting by locals, leading to tear gas use and five arrests. Officials stated the mosque itself was undamaged and the action targeted illegal structures, not the mosque. Locals contested some police accounts, with the mosque committee having challenged the demolition order in court.
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