At least five people were killed, and many more injured, last week during street clashes sparked by a survey investigating if India's centuries-old Shahi Jama Masjid mosque was built on the former ...
The claim that Sambhal's Jama Masjid was originally a Hindu temple has been supported by several historical sources.
ASI report also noted an inscription indicating the mosque was constructed in 1526 by Meer Hindu Begh, repaired in 1620 by ...