New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) The Delhi Police on Thursday refuted a social media claim that a temple was demolished in Noor Nagar area in southeastern part of the national capital.

The claim was made on Twitter by Hitesh Shankar, Editor of RSS-associated weekly Panchjanya.

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"Even signs of a temple are being wiped off after its demolition in Delhi's Muslim-majority Noor Nagar. Those who demolished the temple will have to build the temple there," Shankar said in a tweet in Hindi.

Police also reacted to the claim and said nothing like this happened in the area.

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"Local Police visited the spot to verify the contents of the tweet. The property belongs to a member of the Hindu Community who himself was dismantling/clearing the built up area adjacent to the temple in his own property. No harm to the temple has been caused and it is intact," Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) R P Meena said in a tweet.

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