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Sambhal mosque survey: Three killed, several policemen injured in violence

Sambhal mosque survey: Three people died and several policemen were injured in the violence over the survey of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. The mob pelted stones at the police and set several vehicles on fire.

 

Tension after mosque survey in Sambhal, security tightened

Sambhal mosque survey: To control the violence, the police had to use lathicharge and tear gas. Many people have been arrested after the incident.

Sambhal mosque survey Amidst the stone pelting incident,

SP Sambhal Krishna Kumar Bishnoi is talking to the people in this video to maintain peace. At the same time, he also said in gestures that do not become a part of the violent mob on the voice of the rulers, but maintain peace.

The team that went to survey the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal had to face strong opposition. In protest against this, the crowd gathered there created a lot of ruckus.

Sambhal mosque surveyUP Police was pelted with stones while many personal vehicles of policemen were also burnt. On this, Sambal SP Krishna Kumar said that preparations are being made to take action against the accused under NSA.

In fact, on the court’s order, the second phase of the survey was to be started on Sunday after the claim of Harihar temple was presented in Jama Masjid of Sambhal.

But the crowd gathered there took a violent form and started pelting stones at the police. To control which the police also had to show strictness.

Sambhal mosque survey During the survey, three people died in a clash between the crowd and the security personnel.

Moradabad Commissioner Anjaneya Kumar Singh has confirmed this. He told that Noman, Bilal and Naeem have died in this violence.

Tension after mosque survey in Sambhal, security tightened

Sambhal mosque survey At present the current situation there is under control.

Violence broke out when a Mughal-era mosque was being surveyed on the court’s order. The Hindu side claims that this mosque was built on the site of an ancient Harihar temple of Lord Vishnu. At the same time, internet service has been shut down to prevent rumors.

About two hours after the survey of the Jama Masjid in Sambhal began, a group of protesters gathered at the spot and started pelting stones at the security personnel. Several officials were injured in this.

A policeman and two people in the crowd were also injured and were taken to hospital. To control the situation, the police had to resort to lathicharge and tear gas shells. Several protesters were arrested after the incident.

The survey was ordered by the local court on a petition filed by Vishnu Shankar Jain. Jain claims that the mosque was built by Mughal emperor Babar by demolishing the Harihar temple.

The authorities are taking special precautions in view of the communal sensitivity of the area. An incident took place in this mosque in 1976, in which a person from another community was killed by a person from another community.

Sambhal mosque survey After this, widespread violence broke out and curfew was imposed for a month.

The ruling BJP has strongly condemned the stone-pelting incident and warned that strict action will be taken against those who disrupt law and order. However, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the violence over the mosque survey was engineered by the BJP, the government and the administration to “divert attention from electoral malpractices”.

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