The Nawab Tonk Mosque in Varanasi is now a police base. It’s inside the Uday Pratap College and has been for a little while. Police are all over the college grounds and they even parked an armored vehicle there. The mosque itself is locked up and no one can get in.
This change has made the local Muslims upset. They used to go to the mosque to pray but now they can’t. It’s hard for them because they see the mosque as an important part of their lives and faith and they are feeling very disappointed.
People in the community see this as wrong and want the police to leave. They want the mosque opened back up again so they can practice their religion. No one has said why the police are there or how long they will stay which is making things even more frustrating for everyone.