20 mosques, madrasas removed from govt land along India-Nepal border in UP

In Shravasti district, action was taken against 17 unrecognised madrasas — 10 in Bhinga tehsil and seven in Jamunha tehsil, the statement read.

In Naugarh tehsil of Siddharthnagar district, five structures, including a mosque and a madrasa, constructed on government land were removed. Illegal constructions were also identified at six locations in Shohratgarh tehsil of the district, it added.

In Palia tehsil of Lakhimpur Kheri district, a mosque being built illegally was demolished at Krishna Nagar Colony, it was claimed, adding that prayers were being offered at the site.

In Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich, 227 encroachments were identified near the India-Nepal border, the statement said. While 63 of the encroachments were removed earlier, 26 were cleared between April 25 and 27, taking the total to 89, it was claimed. But no religious or educational structures were found at any of these encroached sites, the officials said.

In Maharajganj district, encroachments were identified in Farenda, Nautanwa and Nichlaul tehsils. While one case remains pending in court, eviction and demolition proceedings are underway in the rest, the government said in its statement.

In Balrampur district, seven cases of encroachments on government land were reported — five in Balrampur tehsil and two in Tulsipur tehsil. While two encroachers vacated the land on their own, eviction proceedings were underway against the rest, the officials said.