Be careful. 21 people, including 2 women, have been arrested in a raid on Sunday night in connection with the attack on police and arson in Sambhal, UP. All of them will be presented in the court. Police from 30 police stations have been deployed in Sambhal. Internet has also been shut down. Schools have also been ordered to remain closed today. The DM of Sambhal has also issued an order banning the entry of outsiders or organizations without permission. At the same time, the death toll in the violence in Sambhal on Sunday has reached 4. The administration has informed that 20 policemen including 4 senior officers were injured in the violence.
#WATCH Drone visuals from Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal where an incident of stone pelting took place when a survey team arrived to conduct a survey of Shahi Jama Masjid yesterday.
Security has been enhanced in the area. pic.twitter.com/lvgyJ6kWfW
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2024
#WATCH UP: Security heightened at Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid where an incident of stone pelting took place when a survey team arrived to conduct a survey of the mosque yesterday. pic.twitter.com/ySEVozmaxE
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2024
Sambhal District Magistrate issues a notification prohibiting any outsider, social organization or public representative from entering Sambhal without the orders of the authorities. pic.twitter.com/dIUzoxszhw
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2024
Divisional Commissioner Anjaneya Kumar Singh had said while talking to the media on Sunday that the police did not open direct fire on the crowd. The police had used aerial firing and pellet guns. In such a situation, postmortem will reveal how the deceased were shot. In Sambhal there is Jama Masjid of the era of Mughal emperor Babar. The survey of Jama Masjid was being conducted on the orders of the court. Meanwhile on Sunday, a crowd gathered and tried to enter inside. When the police stopped the crowd, stone pelting and arson was done. The administration has said that after watching the video and CCTV footage, those who are guilty will be arrested and given strict punishment. According to the news of Hindi newspaper Amar Ujala, a rumor was spread in Sambhal that excavations were being done during the survey in Jama Masjid. After which a crowd gathered and committed violence.
Regarding the Jama Masjid of Sambhal, the Hindu side claims that there was a Shri Harihar temple here. Which was demolished during the reign of Babar and Jama Masjid was built. The Hindu side had filed an application in this regard in the local court. On which the court had ordered to survey Jama Masjid. The survey of Jama Masjid has been completed and the court commissioner will submit his report in the court on November 29. On the other hand, politics has also heated up regarding the survey of Jama Masjid of Sambhal and the violence on Sunday.
