India, June 8 -- MEERUT Police in UP's Sambhal district have registered a case against eight people, including the caretaker of a 'mosque', after allegedly recovering dozens of 'I Love Mohammad' posters and a flag resembling Pakistan's national flag during a demolition drive in Kaserua village.

The action was taken by Nakhasa police on Sunday night following the demolition of Masjid Mustafa Qadri on Saturday, which authorities described as an illegally constructed mosque-like structure. Officials said the recovered material could potentially create communal tensions and led to the registration of a case under Section 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

According to the FIR lodged by sub-inspector Arun Kumar, he and a team...