Nainital, Dec. 4 -- The Nainital district administration has initiated an inquiry into allegations that a mosque on the Bhoomiyadhar Road in the Nainital-Bhowali region has encroached upon nearly 43 naali of government land and constructed a boundary wall around it. The matter surfaced after a video circulated on social media claiming that the mosque was built on forest land and that its management had gradually occupied the adjoining area.
Acting on the information, the Nainital district administration sent a joint team of the Revenue and Forest Departments to the site, where it was found that the mosque complex has been enclosed with a boundary wall over approximately 45 naali of land. The Forest Department, after examining its records, ...