5 cops injured in clash during demolition drive near Delhi Mosque

New Delhi, Jan 7: Violence erupted during an anti-encroachment drive near the Faiz-e-Elahi mosque in Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan area early Wednesday, with some people pelting stones at police personnel, leaving five of them injured.

Police used mild force and teargas to quell the protest that broke out on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday and took five people, including a juvenile, into custody.

Police sources said the trouble broke out after a social media post claimed that the mosque was being demolished during the anti-encroachment drive.