A large part of the 180-year-old Noori Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district was bulldozed on Tuesday after the district administration issued a notice. Located in Lalauli town on Banda Sagar Road, the demolition took place after the mosque committee failed to remove the encroachment even after two notices were issued in this regard, an official said .

The section that was razed was built over the past three years to extend the mosque above Banda Bahraich Road, blocking the proposed road widening.

The demolished section was built over the past three years to extend the mosque above the Banda-Bahraich Road (National Highway 13), thereby obstructing the proposed road widening. The PWD department had given a notice a month ago to demolish the mosque.