Updated On: 20 February, 2026 05:27 PM IST | Gopeshwar (Uttarakhand) | PTI
Authorities in Jyotirmath, Uttarakhand, locked an under-construction building after a video showed namaz being offered there, sparking tensions. Officials held a community meeting and police are monitoring the situation, while some Hindu groups demanded an investigation
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Namaz being offered in an under-construction government building. Pic/X (@THESRAHUL) screengrab
Authorities in Jyotirmath in Uttarakhand held a meeting with community members, amid simmering tension after a video of namaz being offered in an under-construction government building surfaced on social media.
The municipality on Thursday withdrew the verbal permission given for offering namaz in the building and locked it.