On June 3, 2022, a photo of a partially destroyed dome of a Masjid was shared on Facebook by Manoj Rathore, with the claim: "Yesterday, the 300 kg dome of Jama Masjid falling in the storm is no coincidence, "this is a clear sign from Mahadev" for him and for us." (translated)

BJP Delhi member Yogender Chandolia also tweeted an image of the destroyed dome on May 31, with the claim that the structure has been demolished by the storm because it has "become weak". He urged the Archeological Department to take control of the mosque and seal it immediately, banning prayers to avoid accidents.

Fact Check

On doing an image reverse search, it was found that the photo belonged to a Jama Masjid in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. A report by Patrika from October 21, 2017, was found to have featured this image. The report said that one of the three domes of the Jama Masjid at Bulandshahr collapsed on October 19, 2017, the day of Diwali. Fifteen people were injured in the incident, three of them children.

The shared image has the watermark of News18 and ETV visible on it. A report from October 24, 2017, by News18 Hindi was found, which featured the video from where the image may have been screen-captured.

In reality, a Jama Masjid from Delhi did suffer minor damage from a thunderstorm on May 30. This Indian Express Article states that the finial of the middle dome of a Jama Masjid in Delhi got damaged in the thunderstorm. An image is included with the report. No mention of damage to any of the domes was found in any news report.

In conclusion, the dome of the Jama Masjid of Delhi did not fall apart during the thunderstorm in Delhi as is claimed by the social media posts. The viral image is from 2017 and belongs to a Jama Masjid from Uttar Pradesh which suffered a collapse on October 19, 2017. In the recent thunderstorm in Delhi, only the finial of the masjid was damaged. Therefore, that image is unrelated to the Jama Masjid in Delhi.