Be careful. ‘Take away all the weapons from these policemen… burn them to death… no one should escape… we will not allow the survey of the mosque to be conducted… only after this the crowd started pelting bricks and stones…’. This allegation has been made in the FIR registered in the case of violence in Sambhal, UP. In the FIR registered by the police, it has also been said that an attempt was made to snatch a pistol from a sub-inspector. The crowd failed in that. After which the magazine of the inspector’s pistol was snatched away. There were 10 9 mm cartridges in that magazine. Those who committed violence in Sambhal are accused of snatching away tear gas shells from the police.
Many policemen including officers have been injured in the violence that took place during the survey of Jama Masjid in Sambhal. More than 20 accused have been arrested on charges of violence in Sambhal. A mob of 800-900 people has been accused of violence. It has been said in the FIR that after the survey of Jama Masjid started in the morning, the crowd gathered at around quarter to 9 o’clock. People started shouting slogans first. The police tried to pacify all of them, but were incited to violence and then started pelting stones at the policemen and setting vehicles on fire. The survey team was stuck in Jama Masjid in Sambhal. A separate force had to be called to safely rescue the team members.
Jama Masjid was first surveyed on November 19 on the orders of the local court of Sambhal. Then again violence occurred during the survey. If we look at what is written in the police FIR, there is already a suspicion of a conspiracy to commit violence. According to the police, the mob broke all the CCTV cameras before indulging in violence. Then the attack was carried out with the intention of killing. Sambhal’s SP and DM have said that no one indulging in violence will be spared. Earlier on Monday, the SP had said that the mob opened fire with illegal weapons. The administration and police have also said that the four people who lost their lives in the violence in Sambhal were not shot by the police. The police had only fired in the air and used pellet guns and teargas shells.
