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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Aftab Ahmed and Suchitra Mohanty

India's top court halts demolition of shops in area near New Delhi clashes

Police officials and members of security forces oversee the demolition of small illegal retail shops by civic authorities in a communally sensitive area in Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, India, April 20, 2022. REUTERS/ Anushree Fadnavis

India's Supreme Court stepped in to stop authorities from demolishing illegal shops and walls around a mosque in a predominantly Muslim area of New Delhi near the site of clashes between Hindus and Muslims over the weekend.

At least 20 people were arrested in connection with the clashes which erupted during a procession at a Hindu festival.

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