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30 Detained Over Ashoka Emblem Vandalisation; NC Decries Action by Police

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September 08, 2025

SHORTLY after police detained over 30 persons for questioning in connection with the vandalisation of a plaque with the Ashoka emblem at Srinagar's Hazratbal shrine, the ruling National Conference (NC) called for their release and the withdrawal of the FIR.

- FAYAZ WANI @ Srinagar

30 Detained Over Ashoka Emblem Vandalisation; NC Decries Action by Police

The plaque had been placed inside the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic of Prophet Muhammad, on Thursday, sparking outrage among devotees who maintained that placing any figure or symbol inside a mosque is against the Islamic principle of monotheism.

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