ASI team starts scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi
Varanasi (UP), Aug 4 (PTI) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) began a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi premises here on Friday to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple.
The survey, which was boycotted by members of the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid committee, began at around 7 am, ASI sources said.
The ASI team members, along with the representatives of the Hindu petitioners to a legal dispute involving the mosque, were present inside the complex under tight security arrangements.
