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The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking permission to offer prayers and visit the graves on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat at the site of recently demolished 600-year-old mosque, Masjid...
The two recently demolished historical structures, deemed as ‘encroachments’, were an indelible part of Delhi’s history for around 700-800 years. Even
Akhoondji mosque, located in close proximity of the Qutub Minar, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is believed to have been between 600 and 700 years old, built during the reign of Delhi Sultanate’s Razia Sultana, and listed by the Archaeological Survey of India in 1920.
On January 30, the Akhondji mosque in the city’s Mehrauli area was bulldozed by the urban development body.
The Akhoondji Masjid and Behrul Uloom madrasa were, later, demolished by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on January 30. Locals claim the mosque was built during Razia Sultana's reign making the structure nearly 600-700 years old.