Gyanvapi mosque: Supreme Court halts archaeological survey hours after it began

Hours after an archaeological survey reportedly began at the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, the Supreme Court ordered the suspension of the study.

The top court on July 24 paused the analysis by the Archaeological Survey of India till 5 pm on July 26.

The judges asked the Allahabad High Court to hear an appeal filed by the mosque committee against a district court's order which allowed the ASI survey.

The study was ordered to see if the mosque was built on a pre-existing Hindu temple.