Following a stone-pelting incident during a mosque survey in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, police conducted a flag march and reinforced security. Twenty-seven arrests have been made, including three minors,

Samajwadi Party (SP) Member of Parliament Zia Ur Rehman Barq has alleged that Uttar Pradesh police were responsible for instigating the violence in Sambhal. Speaking on the violence, Barq claimed that his statement was based on evidence and criticized the authorities for mishandling the situation.

Sambhal witnessed intense violence on Sunday when a large crowd assembled near a mosque and began chanting slogans as a survey team resumed its work.

Sambhal Police announced today that three individuals—Faizan, Aamir, and Mohammad Ali—have been arrested in connection with the violence that occurred on November 24 in the Uttar Pradesh district.

In Sambhal, violence erupted during a survey of Shahi Jama Masjid, claimed to be a temple by advocate Vishnu Shanker Jain. Police intervened using tear gas after a group attacked the survey team.

Tragic violence erupts in Sambhal during mosque survey, resulting in three Muslim casualties amid tensions over archaeological examination of historic site.

At least 5 people were dead and several others, including over 20 police personnel, were injured in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal after violent clashes erupted following a court-mandated survey of the Mughal-era Jama Masjid.

Authorities have closed schools and suspended internet services in a northern Indian city a day after four people were killed in clashes sparked by an official survey probing whether a 16th-century mosque was built on a Hindu temple.

The petition contends that the survey at Sambhal's Jama Masjid, ordered by a civil judge, was conducted hastily and could lead to communal tensions, jeopardizing the secular fabric of the country.

Police held a flag march in areas near the Shahi Jama Masjid on Thursday, a day before Friday prayers, with top officials saying watertight security was put in place to prevent untoward incidents