Gvanvapi mosque in the holy city of Varanasi is one of hundreds of mosques and other Muslim sites being targeted by Hindu nationalist groups in India. The petitioners say they want to restore previously destroyed Hindu holy sites, but some historians accuse the groups of aggressively attempting to rewrite history.
Read about the retired Varanasi district judge Vishvesha who delivered over a dozen orders in the Shringar Gauri case. Get the latest updates on this important legal battle.
The area in question holds a disputed structure that Hindus say is a shivling, a claim rejected by Muslims who say it is part of a ritual ablution tank | Latest News India
The move comes after an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report concluded that a Hindu temple existed before the construction of the mosque. | Latest News India