Overview
- A social-media clip showed a small group praying inside an under-construction table tennis court in the Meat Bazaar area of Jyotirmath.
- Municipal Council President Deveshwari Shah said the approval had been verbal before councillors decided to lock the room.
- Sub-Divisional Magistrate Chandrashekhar Vashisht said members of both communities met as a precaution to maintain calm.
- Police were instructed to keep watch for attempts to disturb the atmosphere, while local Hindu outfits asked district officials for an investigation.
- Tension remains high with no reported violence, and residents note a 2017 precedent when a gurdwara opened its doors for namaz during heavy rain.