ASI inspects domes of Gyanvapi on day three, mosque committee threatens boycott over 'rumours'

The Archaeological Survey of India has commenced scientific tests of the area under the three domes of Gyanvapi mosque to determine if it was built over a temple. The temple/mosque dispute – over the same location – has been a source of tension between the two religious communities for almost a century. Muslim officials warn that they would boycott the entire exercise if “rumours” are spread about religious symbols being found.