Dehradun, Aug. 3 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

DEHRADUN/MUSSOORIE, 1 Aug: The district administration on Saturday demolished an unauthorised religious structure referred to as a mosque that had been built allegedly by encroaching the Mussoorie Municipal Council land in the Laxmanpuri-Landour area. The district administration has asserted that the action has been taken strictly in accordance with the law after completion of all the statutory procedures. The demolition however triggered protests by members of the Muslim community, who briefly blocked the National Highway and raised slogans against the State Government. Traffic was affected for some time before the police and administrative officials restored normalcy.

The Muslim protestors claim...