Mumbai, Feb 12 (PTI) Several hundred people under the banner of the 'Sakal Hindu Samaj' on Sunday held a protest against the construction of a Muslim cemetery close to a Ram Temple in Aarey in Mumbai's Goregaon suburb.

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The protest march was held from Aarey Ram Mandir to Marol in Andheri to tell authorities that Hindus are saddened by the construction of a cemetery near a temple, Vishva Hindu Parishad's Mumbai unit functionary Shriraj Nair said.

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A police official said the 'Hindu Jan Aakrosh' protest march went off peacefully without any untoward incident.

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