The Muslim side on Thursday told the Varanasi district court that rumours regarding presence of a ‘shivling’ inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex was "resulting in public disturbance"Bar and Bench reported. The court of district judge AK Vishevesh was hearing the maintainability of a petition filed by five Hindu women in the Gyanvapi mosque-Kashi Viswanath temple dispute. During the hearing, the mosque committee raised concern that the existence of a ‘shivling’ was only alleged and not yet proven. "Rumours are resulting in public disturbance which should not be allowed until existence is proven," the Muslim side said.