A fair number of devotees gathered at the mosque in the Bhatta Basti area of the Shastri Nagar for the Jumma namaz in the holy month of Ramadan when the mishap occurred. The debris of the balcony fell on the worshippers.
The Jakarta Police deployed a bomb disposal unit to investigate the blast at the school mosque situated in Kelapa Gading in North Jakarta, Antara News reported.
Maulana Tauqeer Raza has been taken into custody. He has a controversial antecedents and faces charges of inciting riots in Bareilly in 2010 with a case still under judicial consideration .
Muslims held a protest demonstration outside the Asifi Mosque here in Bara Imambara after Friday prayers against the Waqf Amendment Act 2025.
The first Friday prayers (Jume ki Namaz) after the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill by Parliament passed off peacefully in Uttar Pradesh amid tight security.
The grand mosque in the city's Nowhatta locality was closed for prayers on the auspicious occasion of Shab-e-Qadr on Thursday night as well.
The festival of Holi is being celebrated with joy and enthusiasm across the country. The festivities coincided with Friday prayers, which prompted heightened security measures to ensure peace and order in Uttar Pradesh, particularly in Sambhal, where last year a riot took place in which four people were killed.
With the deployment of additional staff in vulnerable areas, senior police officials conducted meetings with local peace committees to promote communal harmony and discourage the spread of rumours.
This decision aims to prevent potential overlaps between Holi celebrations and congregational prayers, thereby minimising the risk of misunderstandings or conflicts.
The chief Islamic cleric of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was yet again not allowed to go to Srinagar's Jama Masjid for Friday prayers and deliver sermons on Friday.
