On Sunday, sixth September, officers in Saharanpur mentioned a well was found beneath the particles of a mosque that was demolished contained in the collectorate compound following a district courtroom order. The nicely is round 20 ft deep and 1.5 metres vast. It was coated with a stone slab and was found when employees have been eradicating the particles from the location.
Nicely discovered throughout demolition cleanup
Extra District Justice of the Peace, Saharanpur, Santosh Bahadur Singh mentioned the earthmover getting used to clear the rubble acquired caught after hitting a slab. Staff then used a cutter to interrupt the slab, following which the nicely was discovered beneath.
Singh mentioned the administration had not but determined what can be carried out with the nicely. Sources mentioned officers are contemplating inviting consultants from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to look at the nicely, decide its age and discover out whether or not it has any historic significance.
#WATCH | Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh: Visuals of the nicely that was found yesterday on the website the place a mosque contained in the Saharanpur Collectorate was demolished.
The nicely has been barricaded on all 4 sides, with heavy police safety deployed across the space. pic.twitter.com/zjPfHyRrYG
— ANI (@ANI) September 7, 2026
The administration has at present coated the nicely to forestall particles from falling into it. Police groups have additionally been deployed on the spot, whereas barricades have been put in to cease outsiders from coming into the world.
Mosque declared an unauthorised construction
The mosque was demolished three days after a district courtroom dismissed an enchantment towards an earlier order that had declared the construction unauthorised. The ruling mentioned that the mosque stood on authorities land.
In July, the Metropolis Justice of the Peace had ordered the eviction of the mosque inside 30 days. The courtroom additionally imposed a penalty of Rs 6.41 crore on the “unlawful occupants” for occupying 315 sq. metres of presidency land with out authorisation.
The order was handed beneath the Uttar Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1972.
Demand for detailed probe
Vikas Tyagi, whose grievance led the district administration to conduct an inquiry into the mosque earlier than submitting a case within the Metropolis Justice of the Peace’s courtroom, has now referred to as for an in depth investigation into the nicely.
Tyagi has additionally demanded that an ASI group be introduced in to look at the location and decide whether or not anything could possibly be current beneath the demolished mosque.
