A video is being shared on social media claiming that a mosque is being demolished in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. Users are ascribing Islamophobia & Hindu Community as the reason for the Mosque’s demolition.

Sharing this video on X(Twitter), a user named Chandni wrote: “Another mosque is being demolished by Hunood terrorist… Madhya Pradesh – Ujjain: The old mosque in the middle of the city is being demolished, Islamophobia is at its peak”. (Translated to English)

Furthermore, we found that several users shared this video on X(Twitter) and made similar claims.

Fact-Check

To determine the reality of the above viral video, the DFRAC team searched some keywords in the context of the viral video. We found that several users have shared this video mentioning that a 600-year-old mosque is being demolished by some people of the Bohra community in Ujjain. In the video, policemen can be seen inside the Mosque.

Additionally, both parties can be seen arguing over the Mosque’s claim in the video.

The video has been found on a YouTube channel named Asif Malik Official. In the video, one party can be heard saying Muslim itself in front of Policemen while the other party claims itself from the Bohra community. Further, it can also be heard that both of the parties used to offer namaz in the Mosque. Besides this, the video also shows the first party falsely accused some people from the other party (Bohara) of demolishing the Mosque.

Conclusion

It is clear from DFRAC’s Fact-Check that there is no communal angle or Islamophobia involved in this mosque controversy.

Therefore, the claim of social media users is misleading.