4 booked for illegal construction at mosque

  • | Saturday | 14th July, 2018

But the accused persons did the construction in the prohibited area,” reads the FIR filed at Dholka police station.The complainant stated that the accused persons were given show-cause notices by the ASI but they ignored it and continued with the construction.Bahlol Khan Gazi mosque is one of 65 monuments listed by the ASI in Ahmedabad district. AHMEDABAD: Officials of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Gujarat on Friday filed FIR against four persons for illegal construction at an ASI protected monument Bahlol Khan Gazi Mosque in Dholka taluka of Ahmedabad.FIR filed by ASI’s Monument Attendant Staff– J J Baria stated that four persons including Nazir Qureshi, Isab Vohra, Khalid Vohra and Akbar Momin carried out construction within 100m radius of the protected mosque built in the 15th century.“According to the rules of Ancient Monument and Archaeological Sites and Remains (amendment and validation) Act 2010, it is illegal to make any kind of construction within 100m radius of a protected monument without taking prior permission of ASI.

AHMEDABAD: Officials of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Gujarat on Friday filed FIR against four persons for illegal construction at an ASI protected monument Bahlol Khan Gazi Mosque in Dholka taluka of Ahmedabad.FIR filed by ASI’s Monument Attendant Staff– J J Baria stated that four persons including Nazir Qureshi, Isab Vohra, Khalid Vohra and Akbar Momin carried out construction within 100m radius of the protected mosque built in the 15th century.“According to the rules of Ancient Monument and Archaeological Sites and Remains (amendment and validation) Act 2010, it is illegal to make any kind of construction within 100m radius of a protected monument without taking prior permission of ASI. But the accused persons did the construction in the prohibited area,” reads the FIR filed at Dholka police station.The complainant stated that the accused persons were given show-cause notices by the ASI but they ignored it and continued with the construction.Bahlol Khan Gazi mosque is one of 65 monuments listed by the ASI in Ahmedabad district. tnn

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