Sambhal mosque poll clash: Internet cut in tehsil district, schools closed after 3 deaths in clash | 10 points | Latest News India

sambhal The district administration in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday ordered a 24-hour internet suspension following violence in Sambhal Tehsil. mosque survey It caused the death of three people. Schools in the area will also remain closed.

The unrest began when a team arrived at the Shahi Jama Masjid on Sunday to conduct a fresh investigation, and locals allegedly attacked security personnel and threw stones at police. In response, the police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.

The survey was conducted as part of the legal process linked to a petition by senior advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, who claimed that the mosque was actually a temple.

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1. Sambhal District Magistrate Rajendra Pensia ordered 24-hour internet shutdown in Sambhal tehsil and said: “The order will be applicable in Sambhal tehsil and the decision for further extension will be taken tomorrow (Monday) after assessing the situation.” Schools will also remain closed within Sambhal Tehsil limits.
2. Three people have died so farand nearly two dozen people, including police officers and senior officials, were injured. The seriously injured included four senior police officers, 20 constables and a deputy collector, while a police PRO suffered a gunshot wound to his leg. Authorities confirmed that a criminal investigation had been launched into the violence.
3. Moradabad district commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh said the three deceased were identified as Naeem, Bilal and Nauman. He also said, “Some police officers, including the police chief’s gunner (bodyguard), were also injured.”
4. Police Chief Krishan Bishnoi clarified the security measures taken during the mosque investigation at the press conference and said, “We deployed our forces to the region appropriately, according to the DM’s letter, to conduct the investigation. If planning is done overnight within a community and then they come together, this is a security or intelligence situation.” “It is not a mistake. It is a possibility and we acted accordingly.” He added that the police did not fire a gun, but used tear gas grenades and pellet guns.
5. Following the court orders, the ASI team visited Shahi Jama Masjid to conduct further research. The survey, which was conducted from 7 am to 11 pm, began peacefully under police supervision, officials said. However, tensions escalated further when a crowd gathered and threw stones at the investigation team and security personnel. “Some people started pelting stones and the police dispersed them. Later, a larger crowd of 2000-3000 people gathered and started pelting stones again,” Divisional Commissioner Singh told ANI.
6. Protesters set vehicles on fire and threw rocks at police officers. Security forces responded with tear gas and batons to disperse the crowd. Authorities said more than 15 people, including two women, were arrested for stone-throwing.
7. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav He criticized the BJP on Sunday, accusing the ruling party, the government and the administration of “orchestrating” the Sambhal violence to “distract attention from election corruption”.
8. The first survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Kotgarvi district was conducted on November 19 on the instructions of the local court, based on a petition claiming that the mosque was built after the destruction of the Harihar temple in 1529. Tension has been rising in Sambhal since the poll.
9. Supreme Court lawyer Vishnu Shankar Jain, the petitioner in the case, said: “The bench of the learned counsel (senior division) has ordered the formation of a ‘Defence Commission’ to examine the mosque.” The court instructed the commission to take cameras and photographs during the examination and submit its report by the next hearing on November 29.
10. According to Jain’s statement on Tuesday, the petition regarding the mosque includes the Central and Uttar Pradesh governments, the mosque committee and the Sambhal district magistrate as parties.