By Admin 
Faiz-e-Ilahi Mosque located in Turkman Gate area of Delhi suddenly came into discussion on Tuesday. Late on Tuesday night, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) demolished the alleged illegal constructions adjacent to the mosque with bulldozers. Since then, the situation has remained tense in the area and a large number of police forces are deployed.
Entire area changed in cantonment
The entire area around Turkman Gate has been turned into a cantonment. Police are stopping people from coming out of their homes. Meanwhile, the name of this mosque has now come to light as being linked to Delhi bomb blast accused terrorist Omar. After midnight on Tuesday, MCD teams reached near the mosque with heavy police force. The action to remove illegal encroachment was started with about 30 bulldozers.
Stone pelting on MCD and police
The administration says that a procession house and testing house adjacent to the mosque were built on government land and they were removed on the orders of the court. As soon as the demolition work started, some people pelted stones at the MCD and police. Five policemen including Chandni Mahal police station in-charge Mahavir Prasad were injured in this stone pelting. The condition of the station in-charge is said to be critical. To control the situation, the police had to release tear gas shells.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Central Range) Madhur Verma said that the situation was controlled with minimum use of force and any major conflict was avoided. He said that before the action, several meetings were held with the peace committee and local people, so that peace could be maintained.
Umar, accused of Red Fort bomb blast, was seen in this area.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police investigation has revealed that Red Fort bomb blast accused terrorist Umar was seen in this area before the incident. In the CCTV footage, Umar was seen present around Faiz-e-Ilahi Mosque and inside the mosque for about 15 to 20 minutes.
According to the investigation report, Umar had also gone inside the mosque before the blast. Now security agencies are trying to find out why he had gone there and who he met.
This area is under strict surveillance
According to sources, after this connection came to light, the area around Turkman Gate and the mosque is under strict surveillance of police and intelligence agencies. However, the administration says that the bulldozer action has no direct connection with the investigation of the blast. This action was part of the legal process against previously identified illegal constructions. At the same time, the mosque committee claims that the structure which has been demolished is more than 100 years old and is a part of the mosque complex.
The accused are being identified
After the stone pelting incident, Delhi Police is now identifying the accused with the help of footage from CCTV and body worn cameras. In this case, FIR has been registered against unknown people and 10 people have been detained.