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Delhi police search Jamia Masjid without permission
NEW DELHI: Police searched the historic Jamia Masjid soon after Friday prayers and said they entered the premises following a call that there was a bomb, but managers of the mosque said 'the incident was a conspiracy, which was unwarranted and uncalled for and aimed at defaming and desecrating the mosque'. "They entered the premises without even informing us," said Ahmed Bukhari, imam of the mosque. He alleged that there were intelligence officials among the party that entered the mosque, but no bomb disposal squad, which nullified the police statement that they were searching for a bomb. Following complaints, Delhi Police has ordered an enquiry into the matter. "An inquiry has been ordered and we are going through the facts," said a senior police official. The official said that a three-member police team went to the mosque at around 1400 hrs, following information that a bomb had been planted there. During the search, the imam objected to the police party entering the premises without his permission, he said, adding, "His main grievance was that he was not informed before the search." Posted by: Fred 2006-08-19 |
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