Kashmiri man detained for trying to offer ’namaz’ in Ram Temple complex in Ayodhya

Some Kashmiri youths, who sold woollen clothes, were also detained, sources said.

Lucknow: A man hailing from Kashmir was detained for allegedly trying to offer 'namaz’ at the Ram Temple complex in Ayodhya on Saturday.

According to sources, the man is identified as 50-year old Ahmed Sheikh, a resident of Shopian district in Kashmir. He is said to have tried to offer ‘namaz’ near the southern boundary of the Hindu religious site.

Sheikh allegedly started raising slogans when some locals tried to stop him.

The security personnel, who reached there on being informed, took him into custody. He was then handed over to the police at Ram Janmabhoomi police station.

Some Kashmiri youths, who sold woollen clothes, were also detained, sources informed media.

‘’The person is being interrogated…we are trying to ascertain as to how he managed to reach Ram Temple,’’ said an official from Ayodhya.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the man was travelling to Ajmer.

Some dry fruits were recovered from him. Sources said that security in the Ram Temple complex was being reviewed in view of the incident.