{
  "id": 10381440,
  "title": "Ujjain Shahi Masjid Removal Sparks Tension; Stone-Pelting, Tear Gas Reported During Road Widening | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ujjain-shahi-masjid-removal-sparks-tension-stone-pelting-tear-gas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T06:10:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/ujjain-shahi-masjid-removal-sparks-tension-stone-pelting-tear-gas-reported-during-road-widening-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ujjain witnessed tension on Monday when part of the Shahi Masjid was removed for a proposed road-widening project. The incident escalated after some unidentified individuals started pelting stones, leading police to fire tear-gas shells. The mosque committee and district administration had previously agreed to remove the mosque portion obstructing the road-widening work. However, this development led to stone-pelting, prompting police intervention with tear gas. A woman police officer, Inspector Pushpa Panchal, was injured when a sheet used to remove protesters cut her hand during the process. The Shahi Masjid, over 100 years old, had a document from 1925 stating that the remaining portion was to be preserved post land acquisition.",
  "summary": "Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): Tension erupted in Ujjain on Monday morning during the removal of a portion of the Shahi Masjid near Gopal Mandir and Chhatri Chowk for a proposed road-widening project. The situation turned tense after some unidentified people allegedly started pelting stones in the area, prompting police to fire tear-gas shells to disperse the crowd. The development came after the…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "Shahi Masjid demolition: Ujjain residents and police clash; stones pelted, tear gas fired",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/shahi-masjid-demolition-ujjain-residents-and-police-clash-stones",
        "published": "2026-09-28T05:03:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "People clash with police, stones pelted, tear gas fired: What’s happening in Ujjain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/people-clash-with-police-stones-pelted-tear-gas-fired-whats-happening",
        "published": "2026-09-28T05:31:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Ujjain mosque demolition attempt halted after protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ujjain-mosque-demolition-attempt-halted-after-protest",
        "published": "2026-09-28T05:43:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}