Tear Gas Fired in Sambhal – Bhartiyanews24x7

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‘It’s Murder’: Opposition Blasts BJP As Mosque Survey Turns Deadly In Sambhal

Opposition leaders came down heavily on the administration in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal where four people died and scores of others were injured during protests over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque. Terming the incident as murder, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi demanded a court-monitored inquiry. The development in Sambhal comes at the same time when all MPs reached Delhi to attend the first day of Parliament's Winter Session. "The mosque in Sambhal is not 50-100 years old, it is more than 250-300 years old and the court passed an ex parte order without listening to the people of the mosque which is wrong...When the second survey was done no information was given...The video of the survey which people are claiming is in the public domain shows provocative slogans were r...

25Nov

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Sambhal Clashes — ‘No Entry For MPs, MLAs In Clash Zone, Internet Suspended’: By Order Of DM

Sambhal News: After violence during a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Sambhal claimed four lives and injured scores of others, the district administration has prohibited any outsider, social organisation or public representative from entering Sambhal without the orders of the authorities. Internet services have been suspended in Sambhal tehsil for 24 hours and the district administration has declared a holiday on Monday for all students up to Class 12. The Jama Masjid was surveyed on the orders of a local court following a petition that claimed that a Harihar temple stood at the site. Images shared on social media showed protesters pelting stones at cops from atop buildings and in front of the Shahi Jama Masjid. Pictures also showed a large number of slippers, bricks and sto...

24Nov

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Sambhal: 3 Dead, 20 Cops Injured In Clashes Over Mosque Survey, 21 Accused Held

Violence erupted on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal after clashes broke out between protesters and police over a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid. Three people, identified as Naeem, Bilal, and Nauman, were killed, and around 20 police personnel, were injured. The violence began when protesters, opposing the survey, pelted stones at the police, who responded with tear gas and batons to disperse the crowd. Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh confirmed that the injured included the Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), who was shot in the leg, and the Police Circle Officer, who was hit by pellets, news agency PTI reported. He also mentioned that a constable sustained a serious head injury, while a deputy collector suffered a fractured leg. Singh state...