Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque In Focus Over Alleged Bulldozer Action

The Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque in Delhi has drawn attention following recent administrative action involving the removal of alleged encroachments around the site. The development has sparked discussion among worshippers, residents, and heritage observers about regulation, access, and preservation.

Updated on: 7 January 2026 10:23 pm

Demolition Drive Near A Mosque At Delhi's Turkman Gate

Security personnel stand guard outside the Syed Faiz Elahi mosque after the demolition of alleged encroachments from a land adjoining the mosque carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), at Turkman Gate area, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

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A damaged structure after the demolition of alleged encroachments on a land adjoining the Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque and a nearby graveyard, carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

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An anti-encroachment drive underway on land adjoining the Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque and a nearby graveyard, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

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A tear gas shell lies on the ground after violence erupted during an anti-encroachment drive near the Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

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People stand at the entrance of a street closed with barricades after a demolition drive of alleged encroachments from a land adjoining the Syed Faiz Elahi mosque and a nearby graveyard carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), at Turkman Gate area, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

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Security personnel stand guard near the Syed Faiz Elahi mosque after the demolition of alleged encroachments from a land adjoining the mosque and a nearby graveyard carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), at Turkman Gate area, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

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Anti Encroachment Drive Faiz Elahi Mosque

A man walks past belongings lying on a road after the demolition of alleged encroachments from a land adjoining the Syed Faiz Elahi mosque carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), at Turkman Gate area, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

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Demolition Drive Near Mosque Turkman Gate

Vehicles lie on ground in the aftermath of violence that erupted during a court-mandated demolition on land adjoining the Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque and a nearby graveyard, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

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Demolition Drive Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque Turkman Gate

Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel patrol after violence erupted during a court-mandated demolition on land adjoining the Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque and a nearby graveyard, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

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Turkman Gate Demolition Drive Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque

An anti-encroachment drive carried out by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) underway, on land adjoining the Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque and a nearby graveyard, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

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Turkman Gate Demolition Drive Near Mosque

An elderly man walks through the debris after a court-mandated demolition on land adjoining the Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque and a nearby graveyard, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

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Faiz Elahi Mosque Anti Encroachment Drive

Security personnel stand guard outside the Syed Faiz Elahi mosque after the demolition of alleged encroachments from a land adjoining the mosque and a nearby graveyard carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), at Turkman Gate area, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

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Debris and belongings lie outside the Syed Faiz Elahi mosque after the demolition of alleged encroachments from a land adjoining the mosque carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), at Turkman Gate area, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan