UP: Eight booked after ‘I love Muhammad’ posters found during Sambhal mosque demolition

Eight persons have been booked after several posters with the “I Love Muhammad” slogan and a green flag allegedly resembling that of Pakistan were found inside a mosque that was being demolished in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district, PTI reported on Monday.

The Mustafa Qadri mosque was demolished on Saturday after it was identified as having been illegally built on land earmarked for a graveyard, PTI quoted the police as saying.

Sambhal MP Ziaur Rahman Barq told reporters that said that he too had such posters and “could keep a green flag”, asking “what kind of case would they register against me for that?” PTI reported.

“Under what provisions will a case be registered?,” the news agency quoted the Samajwadi Party leader as having asked. “If I love my Allah and my prophet within the fold of my faith, which section of the law applies to that?”

Barq alleged that the demolition of the mosque was illegal and that he would challenge it in court.

Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh: Demolition of the Mustafa Qadri Mosque in Kaserwa village, Sambhal, continued following a Tehsildar Court eviction order. DM Ankit Khandelwal and SP Krishna Kumar Bishnoi inspected the site. Officials said posters and a green flag were recovered during… pic.twitter.com/lAoxjvJ5Db— IANS (@ians_india) June 6, 2026

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