At least 25 people have been arrested in connection with violence in Sambhal, and seven FIRs filed against more than a thousand unidentified persons. They include the MP from Sambhal Ziaur Rahman Barq and local MLA Iqbal Mehmood's son Sohail Iqbal.
An FIR has been filed against SP leaders Ziaur Rahman Barq and Nawab Suhail Iqbal for allegedly inciting violence during clashes triggered by a Jama Masjid survey in Sambhal, which resulted in four deaths and 21 injuries.
Tension has been brewing in Sambhal since last Tuesday when 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.
The Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal is under dispute. The petition filed from the Hindi side in the court claims that it was a temple which was razed by Babur to build a mosque.
Three people were killed in violent clashes during a survey at Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, with allegations of police firing amidst protests and unrest.
Tensions escalated in Sambhal as a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid resumed, leading to clashes between the police and protesters following claims that the mosque was originally a Hindu temple.
A court-ordered survey of Sambhal’s Jama Masjid in UP was conducted amid claims it was once the Hari Har Mandir, an ancient Hindu temple.
Nine members of a family were hit by a pickup truck in UP's Sambhal in the early hours of Monday. While five of them died, four were injured. The driver of the pickup also sustained injuries. Sambhal DM said the driver may have dozed off leading to the unfortunate accident.
Sambhal train derailment: The train was going to Chandsari in Bihar from Chandausi. He said rail traffic at the station was disrupted for almost two hours. The official said the track was repaired and normal traffic movement has resumed.
Sambhal cold storage collapse: Twenty-four people were pulled out of the rubble of the collapsed structure on Indira Road under Chandausi police station limits and 14 of them died, according to officials
The woman is stated to be stable. Raids are being conducted to arrest the absconding accused, police said.
The accident occurred near Laharavan village late Sunday night when a bus carrying a marriage party was parked on the roadside due to a punctured tyre.
The incident took place in Maula Maulagarh village in Chandosi Kotwali area.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the incident and has directed the district officials to supervise the rescue and relief operations.
A constable was injured in a gunfight that broke out between police and miscreants attempting to rob an ATM in the Nakhasa area here on Sunday, officials said.
A father-son has been shot dead in broad daylight in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. The incident was caught on camera.
According to the families, the minor girls went out to play when they ate the berries which were apparently poisonous.
Sambhal police chief Yamuna Prasad said, "Raids were carried out at two places in Mansurpur Mafi village under Asmauli police station. From both sites we recovered fresh meat and carcasses of bovine, which had been buried."
In the video recorded on camera, as assistant superintendent of police can be seen shouting “thain thain” to create mental pressure on the criminals.
A community panchayat has slapped a fine of Rs 75,000 on a man for divorcing his wife by uttering talaq thrice in Madala village of Sambhal.
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