Dehradun Youth Arrested For Sharing ‘Objectionable Remark' On Demolition Of ‘Mazar', Pahalgam Attack
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The youth allegedly threatened to demolish a temple in a Facebook post and made an "objectionable" remark about the Pahalgam terror attack.
Dehradun Police have arrested a youth for allegedly sharing a poster on social media related to the Pahalgam terror attack and the demolition of a 'mazar' inside Government Doon Hospital by the local administration, officials said.
According to the police, the youth has been identified as Sahil Khan (20), a resident of Deep Nagar near Shiv Mandir under the Nehru Colony police station.
The youth allegedly threatened to demolish a temple in a Facebook post and made an 'objectionable" remark about the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people, mostly tourists.
Police said the 'mazar' was razed because it was an 'illegal" construction. The city administration demolished the structure using two JCB excavators on Friday night after sealing the area in the presence of police.
However, the Uttarakhand Waqf Board claimed that the 'mazar' was '100 years old" and was a legal structure.
The district administration said it gave notice to the 'mazar's' mutawalli (manager) to provide documents, but those associated with the 'mazar's' management claimed they never received the notice.
Police said some people are circulating videos of the demolition on social media, which they said 'may spoil the social harmony".
According to the officials, police are also monitoring social media to identify those who are circulating such videos and warned that strict actions will be taken against them.
Expressing his displeasure over the demolition of the 'mazar', Uttarakhand Waqf Board chairman Shadab Shams said that he has approached Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to conduct an inquiry into the matter.
'The chief minister has assured he will get the matter investigated, and action will be taken against whoever is found guilty," Shams said, adding that only an investigation can determine which side is right.
He added that the Waqf Board should also have been taken into confidence before taking any action, as the property was notified in the Waqf records.
Patients admitted to the hospital and their families used to come to the 'mazar' and offer 'chadar', Shams said.
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April 28, 2025, 07:36 IST
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