Gyanvapi Case: A collaboration has been formed between an IIT-Kanpur team and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to perform a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
This survey, scheduled for the sixth day of the project on a Wednesday morning, will make use of Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) equipment.
This survey, scheduled for the sixth day of the project on a Wednesday morning, will make use of Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) equipment.
On August 3, the Allahabad High Court gave a key judgement confirming the continuation of the ASI's survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque premises.
The Allahabad Court denied a petition submitted by Muslim litigants seeking a stay of the Varanasi court's judgement.
The court emphasised the importance of ASI's scientific study in the pursuit of justice, noting that the probe would not include any excavation on the property.
The ASI crew focused their efforts on the northern wall, dome, and basements of the Gyanvapi complex in Varanasi on the fourth day of the mandatory inspection.
During this survey, Muslim representatives were present. According to government attorney Rajesh Mishra, the ASI team measured, mapped, and photographed the Gyanvapi complex.
The team was divided into three sections to check the complex's northern wall, dome, and basements.
According to Vishnu Shankar Jain, the Hindu side's attorney, an intensive scientific analysis is being undertaken within the premises in accordance with the court's instructions.
Another lawyer defending the Hindu side, Subhash Chaturvedi, stated that the ASI team is gathering evidence, with surveys being undertaken on the complex's dome, pavilion, and basements.
The ASI research began on Friday, but the Muslim side chose to boycott it on that day.
Notably, the 'wazu khana' of the mosque, where a structure alleged by Hindu litigants to be a'shivling' is located, would be excluded from the survey. This is in addition to a previous Supreme Court injunction protecting the location within the complex.