Toilet which triggered a communal clash in Aligarh demolished

Ramveer Sharma allegedly led a group of Hindus to demolish the toilet attached to a mosque.

The toilet in Nagla Mewati that triggered a communal clash on November 4, resulting in loss of two lives, was demolished on Friday.

JCB machine was used to completely raze the disputed structure. (Hindustan Times)

Trouble started when Ramveer Sharma, 50, allegedly led a group of Hindus to demolish the toilet attached to a mosque. The toilet was constructed on his land, allegedly without his knowledge. The clash that ensued claimed Sharma and an 18-year-old boy’s life.

Local Muslims said following SDM (Kol) Pankaj Verma’s advice, they met the Rashtriya Ulema Council office-bearers who then consulted Aligarh city Mufti Khalid Hameed. The Mufti motivated the villagers to come to a compromise. He also spoke to the district magistrate who initiated a settlement. Eventually, on Friday, Ulema Council officials reached the village and got the toilet demolished in their presence.