MEERUT, Jan. 7 -- The administration on Wednesday issued a 15-day ultimatum for the removal of the mazar of Dada Miyan and a mosque allegedly built on graveyard land in Sultanpur Khurd village of Sambhal district. The directive was issued by tehsildar Dhirendra Kumar Singh during a site inspection conducted along with a team of lekhpals.

According to officials, the action followed a complaint received during a Janata Darshan, where local residents raised concerns over inconvenience caused by a large weekly market held at the site. Acting on the complaint, the tehsildar visited the location to verify the claims.

Mohammad Sultan, the mutawalli (caretaker) of the mazar and mosque, said the site has existed since the time of his ancestors a...