A court in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday dismissed a petition asking for the removal of a mosque near an area claimed to be the birthplace of the deity Krishna, NDTV reported.
The petition had been filed on behalf of Hindu deity Bhagwan Shri Krishna Virajman, seeking the removal of the Shahi Idgah adjacent to the Shri Krishna temple complex in Mathura. The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board and the Committee of Management of Trust of Shahi Idgah had been arraigned as defendants.
The suit had claimed that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb demolished a part of a temple at the site believed to be the birthplace of Krishna, and thus sought the removal of the mosque next to it. “It is a matter of fact and history that Aurangzeb ruled over the country from 1658-1707 AD and he being a staunch follower of Islam had issued orders for demolition of a large number of Hindu…