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