The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the appeal filed by one Sultana Begum, who sought to take possession of the Red Fort, claiming to be the widow of the great-grandson of Bahadur Shah Zafar II.
Violence erupted on November 24 in Sambhal district during an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) examination of a Mughal-era mosque. The clashes resulted in the deaths of four individuals and left several others, including police officials and locals, injured.
Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Tuesday raised Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal incident in the Rajya Sabha and accused the district administration of trying to 'vandalise' a 500-year-old Mughal-era-mosque---leading to the violence and ruckus that claimed lives and injured many in the dist
Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh stated on Wednesday that the situation in Sambhal is now normal following a recent incident involving violence and stone pelting, which occurred during an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) examination of a Mughal-era mosque in the di
In a development to the Sambhal violence, Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh on Wednesday confirmed the involvement of three minors in the incident that broke out over the Mughal-era mosque survey on November 24.
Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh said that 27 people have been arrested in the Sambhal violence and seven FIRs have been registered following the ruckus and stone pelting incident over an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the Mughal-era mosque of the distr
Acting on a specific input, police along with Army and Central Reserve Police Force, launched a meticulous combing operation in the forest area of Mughalpora Kremhora falling under the jurisdiction of Police Post Zachaldara.
Officials said that those responsible for the violence will be charged under the National Security Act (NSA). As a precaution, internet services across the district have been suspended for a day.
The stone-pelting incident occurred when a team arrived at the Shahi Jama Masjid to conduct a fresh survey of the mosque. Locals allegedly pelted stones at security personnel and attacked the police force. The police used tear gas to control the situation.
Uttar Pradesh Minister Yogendra Upadhyay on Sunday condemned the stone pelting at an ASI team surveying a Mughal-era mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal and asserted that everyone has to live according to law and order under UP CM Yogi Adityanath's governance.