# Meerut mosque security up after Hanuman Chalisa video

2026-09-29T04:09:58+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

Security was tightened around a mosque in Meerut's Kesarganj Mandi area on Tuesday after a video surfaced on social media showing a Hindu outfit leader announcing plans to recite the Hanuman Chalisa near the place of worship, police said. Additional personnel have been deployed outside the mosque and patrolling intensified to prevent any untoward incident, Superintendent of Police (City) Vinayak Gopal Bhosale told PTI. In the video, Pinky Chaudhary, national president of a Hindu outfit, announced plans for the recitation near the mosque. The mosque's caretaker, Zubair, approached the Senior Superintendent of Police with a complaint, urging action to maintain peace. Police said construction on the mosque's upper floor was stopped about a month ago after local traders complained. Bhosale said police were monitoring social media and activities in the locality. "Maintaining law and order is the priority, and no one will be allowed to take the law into their own hands," he said.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both PTI-syndicated reports are uniform straight wire reports. They lead with the official security response and end with the police appeal for calm. New Indian Express and Siasat cover the same facts in the same order, with no slant, no independent verification of the video, and no comment from the outfit or mosque representatives beyond the caretaker's complaint. The symmetry means the coverage is solely event-driven. What matters now is how the police handle the dispute over the halted upper-floor construction, which triggered the video. The next step to watch is whether any recitation actually occurs near the mosque and whether the district administration files any formal case or imposes prohibitory orders.

## Coverage

- newindianexpress.com (neutral report) <https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/uttar-pradesh/2026/Sep/29/meerut-mosque-security-tightened-after-hindu-outfit-announces-hanuman-chalisa-recitation-plan>
  Leads with police security response, straight PTI copy
- siasat.com (neutral report) <https://www.siasat.com/meerut-security-up-near-mosque-ahead-of-hanuman-chalisa-call-3549662/>
  Mirrors PTI copy, identical facts and official framing

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