Following a stone-pelting incident during a mosque survey in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, police conducted a flag march and reinforced security. Twenty-seven arrests have been made, including three minors,

In Sambhal, violence erupted during a survey of Shahi Jama Masjid, claimed to be a temple by advocate Vishnu Shanker Jain. Police intervened using tear gas after a group attacked the survey team.

Samajwadi Party (SP) Member of Parliament Zia Ur Rehman Barq has alleged that Uttar Pradesh police were responsible for instigating the violence in Sambhal. Speaking on the violence, Barq claimed that his statement was based on evidence and criticized the authorities for mishandling the situation.

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.

Police with District Collector Rajender Pensiya conducted a flag march in view of Friday prayers in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on9. Notably, a mob clashed with the police during a survey of a Mughal-era mosque under the directions of the court on4.

On November 19, a civil court in Sambhal had directed an advocate commissioner to conduct a survey of the mosque following a plea by Advocate Hari Shankar Jain and seven others.

The petition contends that the survey at Sambhal's Jama Masjid, ordered by a civil judge, was conducted hastily and could lead to communal tensions, jeopardizing the secular fabric of the country.

Police held a flag march in areas near the Shahi Jama Masjid on Thursday, a day before Friday prayers, with top officials saying watertight security was put in place to prevent untoward incidents