{"id":210288,"date":"2026-09-10T11:45:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=210288"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:45:05","slug":"200-year-old-well-found-at-site-of-demolished-saharanpur-mosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/09\/10\/200-year-old-well-found-at-site-of-demolished-saharanpur-mosque.html","title":{"rendered":"200-year-old well found at site of demolished Saharanpur mosque"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Lucknow:\u00a0 A 200 to 250-year-old well has been discovered at the site of the historical mosque demolished by the BJP government in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, disputing claims of Hindutva groups about the structure\u2019s age.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, the BJP government demolished the mosque on September 5 in the Saharanpur area of the state. A video from the site showed the dated bricks amid the rubble.<\/p>\n

The mosque was demolished on a complaint filed by Hindutva Bajrang Dal member Vikas Tyagi. Local Muslims gathered to collect bricks and relics, with some taking them home or burying them as keepsakes. Video footage also showed damaged religious books, torn pages of the Holy Quran, prayer mats and an imam\u2019s clothing mixed in the debris.<\/p>\n

Residents expressed grief, saying authorities failed to inform the community in advance and accused officials of acting \u201clike thieves\u201d by demolishing the mosque at night. Separately, an ASI team examined a nearly 20-foot-deep well uncovered during debris clearance. Based on brickwork and construction methods, officials estimated the well to be 200\u2013250 years old suggesting the site has been a Muslim place of worship since the 18th century \u2014 much older than the 1909 bricks. The discovery counters the Hindutva claim used to justify demolition that the mosque was “recent” or “unauthorized”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lucknow:\u00a0 A 200 to 250-year-old well has been discovered at the site of the historical mosque demolished by the BJP government in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, disputing claims of Hindutva groups about the structure\u2019s age. 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