Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Clashes Erupt During Demolition Near Delhi Mosque
Early on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, there was a big fight near a mosque in Delhi called the Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque.
The city government was trying to remove some illegal buildings that were built near the mosque.
Some people got angry and started throwing stones at the police.
The police used tear gas to control the crowd.
Five police officers got hurt, but they are okay now.
The city government cleared a big area of illegal buildings, but the mosque was not damaged.
The police are now looking for the people who threw stones and have detained some of them.
The situation is now calm.
The mosque's management says they own the land, but the city says they don't have proof.
The court told the city to remove the illegal buildings.
Clashes erupted during an anti-encroachment drive near the Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque in Delhi's Turkman Gate area.
Five police personnel were injured during the stone-pelting incident and were treated for minor injuries.
The demolition drive was carried out to comply with a Delhi High Court order to clear 36,000-38,940 square feet of encroached area.
The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd, and normalcy was restored after the situation was brought under control.
The MCD demolished a banquet hall, a dispensary, a diagnostic center, a marriage hall, and two two-storey boundary walls.
- Who
- Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Police, and residents near the Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque
- What
- Clashes during demolition of encroached area near Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque
- When
- Early Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- Where
- Turkman Gate, Delhi
- Why
- To comply with Delhi High Court order to clear encroachments
- Location
- Turkman Gate, Delhi
- Injured Police Personnel
- 5
- Encroached Area Cleared
- 36,000-38,940 square feet
- Structures Demolished
- Banquet hall, dispensary, diagnostic center, marriage hall, two two-storey boundary walls
- Court Order
- Delhi High Court order from November 12, 2025
- Debris
- Sufficient to fill 200-250 vehicles
- Action Taken
- Tear gas used, FIR registered, 10 people detained
- Mosque Damage
- None
- Bulldozers and Dumpers Used
- 10-17 bulldozers and 30-50 dumpers
- FIR Sections
- Rioting, assault on a government servant, and obstruction of a public servant in performing their duty
Sources
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