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,

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.

Tragic violence erupts in Sambhal during mosque survey, resulting in three Muslim casualties amid tensions over archaeological examination of historic site.

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.

The death toll from violent protests in India sparked by a survey into whether a centuries-old mosque was built on a Hindu temple has risen to six, an official said on Tuesday. Around 20 police officers were also wounded during the violence on Sunday in Sambhal in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, district magistrate Chirag Goyal told AFP.

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

Amid tension, prevailing in the city in the wake of Sunday’s violence that claimed the lives of four youths, the Uttar Pradesh Police has stepped up security ahead of Friday prayers.