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.
According to officials, the ASI survey that started at 7.00 am on Friday with a team of 40 experts, has been stopped for lunch and is scheduled to resume after 02.30 pm.
Some youth raised slogans while heading towards Charminar but the police and community elders advised them to exercise restraint and return home peacefully.
Hyderabad's Mecca masjid and Bhagyalakshmi temple areas were reportedly peaceful. All shops and other establishments in the Shalibanda area started functioning after they were shut down earlier due to ongoing protests.
Though the MLA was re-arrested on Thursday and sent to jail and Muslim leaders have appealed to the community to offer prayers at mosques near their homes, police are not taking any chances.
Eleven more accused were subsequently arrested in this case who were involved in sloganeering and hooliganism inside the Jamia Masjid and at the gate.
