AMROHA: Muslims in an Amroha village were allegedly prevented from praying at a mosque by local authorities following objections raised by the majority community. After the leader of an RSS-affiliated farmers’ organization turned up and warned both police and Muslims not to step into the mosque or there would be violence, all 500 Muslims of the village, their leaders said, have now decided to move somewhere else. Sakatpur village under Saidnagli police station has been simmering over the structure for the past three days. Amroha superintendent of police (SP) Santosh Mishra told TOI that, according to land records, no mosque existed in the village till 2016, when one Noor Mohammad built a structure. “Outsiders started religious studies. Over time, it became a mosque and people started gathering there for prayers, to which those of the majority community has objected,” he said.After a panchayat on Thursday, the administration announced that local Muslims were not to pray at the mosque. On the evening of the same day, according to officials, information was received that RSS-affiliated farmers’ group Bharatiya Kisan Sangh ’s (BKS) leaders Sukram Pal Rana and Madan Pal had arrived from Baghpat and with their supporters had warned the district administration that if the Muslims were not prevented from offering Friday prayers at the mosque, the majority community would convene a mahapanchayat and “declare war” on the Muslims.“Rana also threatened that the majority community would demolish the mosque, and if anyone, whether it is police or the minority community, tried to stop the mob, they would be cut into pieces. The speeches and slogans of Rana were spread on social media in villages around here, and the law and order situation deteriorated over the last two days,” said SHO of Saidnagli police station Rakesh Kumar Singh.Police have registered an FIR under sections related to attempted murder, assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging their duty and promoting enmity between communities against Rana, Madan Pal and 17 village residents, including 12 unidentitied persons.DIG police Moradabad range, Onkar Singh, said, “Nobody will be allowed to take the law into their own hands. An FIR has been filed and the accused will shortly be arrested.”Despite the increased presence of police personnel in the village, Muslims of Sakatpur are now thinking of leaving.“We have not been allowed to enter the mosque by the police. Now in the month of Ramzan, where will we offer prayers?”Amroha SP Mishra said Muslims earlier used to pray at the mosque in Ujhari village, 6 km away.“We had earlier requested that only Muslims from the village be allowed to pray at the mosque here in Sakatpur. This was rejected. Now we have been warned of bloodshed if we step into the mosque. So we have decided to emigrate from the village. We have been openly warned to leave here and go to Pakistan,” said Rahmat Ali, another resident.