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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) carried retired a demolition thrust astatine the encroached country successful the vicinity of Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid, Turkman Gate, adjacent Ramlila Maidan, Delhi, successful the aboriginal greeting hours of January 7, 2025, according to an authoritative connection from Delhi Police, pursuant to the directions of the High Court of Delhi.
The MCD’s determination was taken successful presumption of a November 12, 2025 bid of a part Bench of the precocious tribunal that granted 3 months to the civic assemblage and the PWD to wide 38,940 sq. ft of encroachments astatine the Ramlila Ground adjacent Turkman Gate.
"In bid to guarantee creaseless behaviour of the demolition programme and to support nationalist order, broad instrumentality and bid arrangements were enactment successful spot by Delhi Police. The full country was meticulously divided into 9 zones, each placed nether the supervision of an serviceman of the fertile of Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police. Adequate deployment of constabulary unit was made astatine each delicate points," the connection read.
Prior to the demolition drive, respective coordination meetings were held with members of the Aman Committee and different section stakeholders, with the nonsubjective of maintaining bid and preventing immoderate untoward incident. All imaginable preventive and confidence-building measures were undertaken.
However, according to officials, a "few miscreants" attempted to make a disturbance by chromatic pelting, with the concern being promptly brought nether power done "measured and minimal usage of force."
Demolition of an alleged amerciable encroachments by a mosque and graveyard astatine Turkman Gate successful New Delhi connected January 07, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap
"During the people of the demolition, a fewer miscreants attempted to make a disturbance by indulging successful chromatic pelting. The concern was promptly brought nether power done measured and minimal usage of force, ensuring that normalcy was restored without escalation," Madhur Verma, Joint Commissioner of Police, Central Range, said successful an authoritative statement.
Delhi Police remains committed to maintaining instrumentality and bid portion ensuring that each judicial directions are implemented successful a lawful, nonrecreational and delicate manner, the connection added.
Authorities brought successful astir 17 bulldozers to region the unauthorised structures successful the area.
The Delhi High Court, connected Tuesday, sought the responses of the Ministry of Urban Development, MCD and Delhi Waqf Board connected a plea challenging an bid issued by authorities to region alleged encroachments from a onshore adjoining the Syed Faiz Elahi mosque and graveyard astatine Turkman Gate.
Justice Amit Bansal issued notices to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Ministry of Urban Development’s Land and Development Office (L&DO), Public Works Department (PWS) and Delhi Waqf Board connected a petition filed by the managing committee of the Masjid Syed Faiz Elahi.
The tribunal said the “matter requires consideration” and asked the authorities to record their replies to the plea wrong 4 weeks. It listed the substance for further proceeding connected April 22.
The petition has challenged the December 22, 2025 bid of the MCD, declaring that each structures beyond 0.195 acres of onshore are liable to beryllium demolished and that nary documentary grounds has been produced to found ownership oregon lawful possession of the onshore by the managing committee of the mosque oregon the Delhi Waqf Board. The 0.195-acre onshore houses the mosque.
(with inputs from agencies)
