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Gyanvapi Mosque case: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) continued their non-invasive scientific survey on Sunday inside the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, abutting the Kashi Vishwanath temple, to determine if the shrine was built upon a pre-existing structure..
Government counsel Rajesh Mishra said that on Sunday the survey work began at around 8.00 am and will continue till 5.00 pm..
Meanwhile, the Hindu side lawyers on Saturday had claimed that not an entire idol but fragments of the same had been found by ASI during the survey..
The Muslim side on Sunday warned that they would boycott the survey that they had joined on Saturday, after refraining to do so on Friday, if the Hindu side spread rumours that during the survey of the 'tahkhaanaa' (basement) on that day, idols, 'trishul' and 'kalash' were found..
Syed Mohammad Yasin, the Joint Secretary of the Anjuman Intezamia Committee, which manages the mosque, said on Sunday the Muslim side and its advocates participated in the survey on Sunday for second day. ..
