At least five people have died, and over 20 police personnel were injured in violent clashes that erupted in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, following a court-ordered survey of the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid. District magistrate of Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal Rajender Pensiya on Thursday posters will be put up on Thursday of those involved in violence that broke out on November 24 over a court-ordered ... The Sambhal communal riots in 1978 reportedly caused many Hindu families to flee from the area and shut the temples before they moved. Locals said that 25-30 Hindu families were displaced due to ... A day after violent clashes over a court-ordered mosque survey in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal led to four deaths, a case has been filed against MP and Samajwadi Party leader Ziaur Rahman Barq and local MLA Iqbal Mehmood's son Sohail Iqbal. The two - among six named in seven FIRs filed in connection with the violence - have been accused orchestrating violence, mobilising crowds, and provoking unrest, officials said.
