Three people were killed and around two dozen others, including policemen and senior officials, were injured in a clash that broke out during a survey of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh''s Sambhal district on Sunday morning.

At least 5 people were dead and several others, including over 20 police personnel, were injured in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal after violent clashes erupted following a court-mandated survey of the Mughal-era Jama Masjid.

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.

A first information report was filed against Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rahman Barq and the son of a party MLA in connection with Sunday’s clashes.

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Opposition parties blamed the BJP for inciting violence in Sambhal through a mosque survey, while the BJP accused the INDIA alliance of fomenting unrest since the Lok Sabha polls failure and urged legal recourse for those opposing judicial orders.

Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya assured strict measures against those disrupting the survey. “It is the duty of the government and the police to follow the instruction of the court.

Three people were killed and scores of others, including around 20 security personnel and four personnel of the administration, were injured as protesters opposing a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-e

Three people were killed as protesters opposing a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque clashed with security personnel