Delhi High Court asks trust to let police videograph karbala before Muharram

“Please ensure that there is amity so that everything goes through this season peacefully,” the court said, after Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain told the court that police had been unable to videograph the area because “tents were already set up”.

Jain also suggested the Archeological Survey of India be allowed to inspect the old structures at the mosque and the Naqqarkhana as the walls of the Naqqarkhana were “ready to fall down at the slightest push”. The court, however, said all issues would be taken up after Muharram and the festival season was over.

“Repair work should be deferred for now. At this point, the priority should be to keep the peace and help the community and the administration,” the court said.

The Anjuman, through counsel advocate Tasneem Ahmedi, had filed a plea before the court on Tuesday morning, alleging that the Naqqarkhana in the area had been damaged by vandals on Monday evening, but police had not taken any action. Police told the court that the call made to the Police Control Room on Monday had only mentioned the Naqqarkhana had sustained damage during the violence on Saturday.