Meerut, March 3 -- The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has informed the Central Information Commission (CIC) that it possesses no records indicating whether the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal was built after demolishing an earlier structure or on vacant land. In response to a right to information (RTI) application filed by Sambhal-based lawyer Satya Prakash Yadav, ASI also said it held no documents identifying the landowner at the time of the mosque's construction, said to be in 1526. Yadav had sought details about the Mughal-era mosque's origins, including whether it replaced any prior ruins, the name of the landowner at the time and documentary proof granting ownership rights. In its written reply, the ASI stated that "no such informat...