Tension has been brewing in Sambhal since Tuesday when the Jama Masjid was surveyed on the orders of an area courtroom following a petition that claimed {that a} Harihar temple stood on the web site.
Three individuals have been killed and scores of others, together with round 20 safety personnel and 4 personnel of the administration, have been injured as protesters opposing a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque right here clashed with police on Sunday (Novmeber 24, 2024). The protesters torched autos and pelted stones on the police, who used tear gasoline and batons to disperse the mob.
(*3*) Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh stated. He stated {that a} constable additionally suffered a severe head damage, whereas the deputy collector fractured his leg. Internet providers have been suspended in Sambhal tehsil for twenty-four hours and the district administration declared a vacation on November 25 for all college students as much as Class 12.
Images shared on social media confirmed protesters pelting stones at cops from atop buildings and in entrance of the Shahi Jama Masjid. Later, police personnel have been purportedly seen cornering and hitting individuals as they tried to disperse a big crowd in a slender alleyway. Visuals additionally confirmed a lane strewn with a lot of slippers, bricks and stones. In one other purported clip, some police personnel in riot gear have been seen firing gunshots in direction of a lane whereas flames leapt and smoke billowed into the air within the background.
One purported clip confirmed Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishan Kumar urging stone-pelters to not bask in violence.”Do not spoil your future for these politicians,” he’s heard saying by his megaphone.
Mr. Kumar additionally instructed reporters that movies are going viral at many locations that the police have opened hearth. Refuting such allegations, he stated, “Police have used pellet guns. No weapons were used that could take anyone’s life. As many as 21 people have been detained. Several kinds of weapons have been recovered from them. At the spot where the firing took place, many shells of different bores have been recovered.”
“Weapons have also been recovered from the houses of the detained people. Firing took place from a house in Nakhasa police station area, from where two women have been detained,” he added.
Tension has been brewing in Sambhal since Tuesday when the Jama Masjid was surveyed on the orders of an area courtroom following a petition that claimed {that a} Harihar temple stood on the web site.
“Three people, identified as Naeem, Bilal and Nauman, have been killed,” Mr. Singh stated. Twenty one individuals, together with two ladies, have been detained and a probe has been launched, the official stated, including that these accused within the violence could be booked beneath the stringent National Security Act (NSA).The casualty depend stands at three. The cause for the demise of two of them is obvious — bullet wounds from countrymade pistols. The cause for the demise of the third individual is just not clear, however will probably be after the autopsy examination,” stated District Magistrate Rajender Pensiya.
The bother began on Sunday morning when a big group of individuals gathered close to the Shahi Jama Masjid and began shouting slogans because the survey workforce started their work.The district officers stated the survey couldn’t be accomplished on Tuesday and was deliberate for Sunday morning to keep away from interference with prayers which can be normally held within the afternoon.Mr. Kumar instructed reporters later that there was peace within the space. “Internet service will remain closed for one day in Sambhal tehsil,” he stated. The SP added that an FIR has been registered on the Sambhal Police Station and the 20-22 policemen, who have been injured, have been giving their statements. He stated that the constable, who suffered an damage to the pinnacle, has been despatched to the Meerut Medical College and his situation is important.
Elaborating on the incident, the divisional commissioner stated when the survey workforce was leaving after finishing the train, some individuals began pelting stones. “There were groups on three sides. One from the front, one from the right and one from the left. They were continuously pelting stones. Police used force so that the survey team could be taken out and escorted safely. Tear gas shells were also fired. Plastic bullets were used,” Mr. Singh stated. “This is definitely an act of provocation in which lives have also been lost,” he stated and appealed to individuals to keep up peace. Mr. Singh stated the survey work was being finished beneath courtroom orders. “It was going on peacefully… Nothing has been done in the survey that may tamper with the structure of the mosque. In fact, in the stone-pelting that happened today, stones were definitely thrown at the mosque,” he stated. Mr. Singh stated that efforts are on to determine individuals, who had provoked the gang.
Supreme Court lawyer Vishnu Shankar Jain, who’s a petitioner within the case, earlier stated the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) ordered the structure of an “Advocate Commission” to survey the mosque.
The courtroom has stated {that a} report ought to be filed after conducting a videography and pictures survey by the fee, he stated. On Sunday, Mr. Jain urged the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to take management of the “temple”.Gopal Sharma, an area lawyer for the Hindu aspect, claimed that the temple that when stood on the web site was demolished by Mughal Emperor Babur in 1529.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by DNA’s workers however instantly taken from newsagency PTI)
