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Mosque
demolition: Friday prayers held outside police station
Friday January 14, 2011 03:56:38 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Around 1,500 people
offered Friday prayers outside the Nizamuddin police station in
south Delhi amid tight security as they were not allowed to do so
at the site of a mosque that was demolished by civic authorities
two days earlier, sparking protests.
"Friday prayers were held peacefully and nobody was allowed to
offer prayers at the demolished site. The situation is being
monitored closely," said a security officer deployed at the site.
About 3,000 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF),
Rapid Action Force (RAF) and Delhi Police kept guard at Jangpura
to avoid any untoward incident.
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolished the mosque in
Jangpura that had been illegally built on government land. More
than 1,000 protesters had gathered outside the Hazrat Nizamuddin
police station in the area Wednesday and blocked roads, demanding
reconstruction of the structure.
The violent protests prompted police to use tear gas to disperse
the crowd.
On Thursday also an angry crowd of protesters demanded that the
moaque be rebuilt and the security forces, sensing a volatile
situation, blocked the road between Jangpura and Ashram as a
preventive measure.
Most of the shops in the area were closed Thursday and traffic was
hit in south Delhi, leading to diversions in other areas.
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