Sambhal Violence Update: There was a violent protest in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh regarding the survey of Shahi Jama Masjid. After the uproar, many restrictions have been imposed. Entry of outsiders has been banned in Sambhal till December 1. According to the order, entry of outsiders, social organizations, and public representatives has been banned in the district.

The administration has taken this step given the hypersensitive situation. According to information, weapons have been recovered from the houses of those detained after the violence and stone pelting. Action will be taken against the miscreants under NSA. Four youths have died in the violence and 20 policemen have been injured in the stone pelting incident.

21 arrested including two women

The police conducted raids throughout the night to identify the miscreants and arrest them. So far, 21 people including two women have been detained. Police from 30 police stations have been deployed to control the situation. Internet service has been shut down in the district and all schools have also been closed.

Additional policemen were deployed.

The accused are being identified through CCTV. Sambhal Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishna Kumar Bishnoi said that additional policemen have been deployed to maintain law and order. In fact, on Sunday morning, 23 November, some anti-social elements pelted stones at the team that had arrived to survey the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal district.

Stones were pelted on the survey team.

The survey team was surrounded by people from the other side along with the police and then stone pelting started. After this incident, the situation became tense and the police reached the spot and tried to control the crowd. Tear gas shells were fired to control the situation.

Why is the survey being conducted?

This survey was done a few days after advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain filed a petition in the court of Civil Judge of Sambhal, claiming that Shahi Jama Masjid stands on the site of a temple. The Hindu side claims that Shahi Jama Masjid is Harihar Temple. In this regard, the survey work has been done since 7:30 am on Sunday.

The court has ordered a survey.

Meanwhile, a crowd started gathering outside the mosque and a ruckus started in protest against the survey. The officials did try to pacify the crowd but some people started pelting stones targeting the police team. The court had ordered the survey after the Hindu side claimed Jama Masjid as Harihar temple in the court.

The survey was conducted in the mosque on the night of 19 November and the team reached the mosque again on Sunday to conduct the survey. The mosque committee has also given its consent for this survey and the mosque is being surveyed in the presence of both the parties.