In an attempt to disturb communal harmony in the hyper sensitive city of Ayodhya, some miscreants damaged the ancient ‘dargah’ and grave of Hazrat Sheesh Paigamber and the adjacent grave of his begum last night .
Both the graves are in the courtyard of the masjid.In another incident, a student of a local college was brutally beaten to death with rods in another mosque barely 200 metres from the Paigamber Sheesh ‘dargah’.
The slain student Danish, a native of Bihar, was staying in the Jindani Masjid near the famous Mani Parvat in the temple city.Both the sensational incidents shocked the denizens of this temple city, particularly the Muslim community.
With tension gripping Ayodhya and Faizabad after these incidents, the District Magistrate imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC in the twin cities.
The DM, SSP KB Singh and ADM (Administration) Arvind Chaurasia, SP (City) RS Gautam were holding talks with the leaders of the Muslim community and urging them to cooperate in maintaining peace in the twin cities.
The SP (City) told ‘The Pioneer’ that the situation was under control. He said that after panchnama, the body of Danish had been sent to his family and investigation was on to arrest his killers and also those who desecrated Hazrat Sheesh Paigamber’s dargah and grave.
Minister of State for Entertainment Tax, Tej Narain Pandey, announced a relief of five lakh rupees to the family of the slain student. He said the relief was announced on the direction of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Muslim leaders Hazi Mehboob, Abdul Haleem Saiyaad Halal, Ahmad Saiyyad Hasif, Munna Ishaque and the main plaintiff of Babri Masjid dispute Hashim Ansari visited the damaged mazaar and urged both the communities to maintain peace.
The district administration has ordered renovation of the damaged part of the grave of Sheesh Paigamber. The renovation work continued throughout the day.
Minister of State for Entertainment Tax, Tej Narain Pandey, announced a relief of five lakh rupees to the family of the slain student. He said the relief was announced on the direction of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Hazi Mehboob has demanded security of mazaar and its development and has urged the Chief Minister to grant over Rs 25 lakh relief to the family of the killed student.