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Saharanpur: Woman raped by Maulvi and his aide in mosque after sedating her and her son on the pretext of exorcism, both arrested

OpIndia Staff - 19 April, 2026

A woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district has alleged that she was drugged and gang-raped by a local cleric and his aide inside a...

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Meghalaya: Khasi students shut down an illegal mosque in Shillong, say the resident of a watchman was converted to mosque without permission

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2026

Members of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) shut down the Lumparing Masjid in Shillong, which was built illegally.

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Tamil Nadu: Tension in Uthamapalayam after Muslims oppose a Hindu religious procession because there is a mosque on the route

Aditi - 26 February, 2026

After negotiations, it was decided that the procession would be taken through the same route after the completion of the prayers at the mosque.

Dhar Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque dispute: MP HC directs parties to file submissions on the ASI survey report that found temple remains under the mosque...

OpIndia Staff - 24 February, 2026

The ASI recorded the presence of wall alignments, pillar bases and stone flooring whose orientation and layout matched traditional temple architectural plans.

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Nepal: Communal clashes erupt in Rautahat after Muslims attacked a Hindu wedding procession for playing music near a mosque, stones and bricks pelted

OpIndia Staff - 20 February, 2026

A violent clash erupted between Hindu and Muslim communities in Sabgadha village of Rautahat district in Nepal, after Muslims objected to playing traditional music...

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Central Vista Project: Qadeemi Masjid omitted from the layout of Krishi Bhawan redevelopment project

Shraddha Pandey - 12 February, 2026

On 19th January 2026, a tender floated by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for the redevelopment of Krishi Bhawan and Shastri Bhawan reportedly makes no mention of the supposedly 100-year-old Qadeemi Masjid. This mosque is located in the open court within the Krishi Bhawan compound.

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Ahmedabad: Nauman Sheikh rapes a minor boy on mosque rooftop under the pretext of teaching namaz, arrested

OpIndia Staff - 9 February, 2026

The child reached home and told his parents about the entire incident.

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EGI, Press Club outrage after police summon ‘journalists’ who spread propaganda against terror financing linked to mosques and madrasas? Here’s what we know so...

Amit Kelkar - 22 January, 2026

The outrage over journalists being summoned in Kashmir for reporting on a possible counter-terror financing exercise involving mosques and madrasas

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Uttar Pradesh: Illegal Mosque expansion halted in Lakhimpur after complaints by locals

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2026

Lakhimpur Kheri district administration halted unauthorised construction at Kachari Mosque near Collectorate after complaints. BJP leaders and Hindu groups protested the wall built around a drain. Officials cite prior case; muezzin claims it's for privacy. Inquiry underway amid tensions.

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