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Court-appointed team conducts survey of Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque

A team appointed by the Varanasi court conducted a survey of areas outside Gyanvapi Masjid. Heavy police force was stationed in the area after a court-appointed official and a team of lawyers carried out an inspection near the area on Friday.

Meanwhile, reacting to the court’s order, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi alleged that the order "is opening the path for the bloodshed of Rath Yatra and anti-Muslim violence of 1980s-1990s".

The case began after a plea was filed demanding permission for daily worship and performing rituals at Shringar Gauri, Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman and Nandi located on the outer wall of the Gyanvapi mosque.

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