Mussoorie's 100-year-old sufi shrine desecrated, case filed
Dehradun, Jan. 26 -- Members of a Hindu right-wing outfit allegedly vandalised a "mazaar" (shrine), believed to be over 100 years old, built on private land in Mussoorie, the Uttarakhand police said on Sunday, adding that a case has been registered and security heightened to maintain law and order.
The incident took place on Saturday evening at Baba Bulleh Shah Mazaar, located on the property of Wynberg-Allen School, a reputed co-ed boarding school in Bala Hissar area of the hill town, police said.
"We have registered an FIR and are taking further action into the matter. The accused belong to a Hindutva group," senior sub-inspector Satinder Bhati of Mussoorie police station said.
Akram Khan, a local resident, in his complaint to the police ...
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.