Sambhal Violence at Shahi Jama Masjid Was a Pre-Planned Conspiracy: Judicial Commission
The 400-page report said the violence was orchestrated and blamed political and mosque committee figures for incitement while clearing police and administrators.
- On Wednesday, the Judicial Commission tabled its report on the November 2024 Sambhal violence in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, concluding the unrest was "pre-planned and not spontaneous."
- Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rahman Barq and local leaders incited the mob by spreading false claims regarding the mosque survey, which the commission stated was "orchestrated" to maintain control over the Shahi Jama Masjid.
- Investigators cleared the police of wrongdoing during the November 24, 2024, clashes, attributing the four deaths to "cross firing" within the crowd while 29 police personnel sustained injuries.
- Authorities registered an FIR against 2,750 unidentified persons for the violence, which the commission warned poses a "grave and deadly threat to national security" under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Tensions stemmed from a November 19, 2024, court petition claiming the Shahi Jama Masjid was built over a "centuries old Shri Hari Har Temple dedicated to Lord Kalki," a dispute initiated by eight petitioners.
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Sambhal violence 'pre-planned conspiracy': Judicial panel
A judicial commission appointed by the Uttar Pradesh government has concluded that the November 2024 violence in Sambhal was the result of a pre-planned conspiracy, praising the police and civil administration for preventing wider communal riots. The report named Sambhal MP Zia-ur-Rahman Barq, Sohail Iqbal, and members of the Jama Masjid Intazamia Committee among those who orchestrated the unrest.
Sambhal violence report termed 2024 incident a “pre-planned conspiracy”; BJP demands severest punishment for guilty
New Delhi: BJP leaders on August 5 demanded the strictest action against those found guilty for the Sambhal violence after a judicial commission’s report, tabled in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, termed the 2024 incident a “pre-planned conspiracy”. The commission has named and raised questions regarding the roles of several local leaders, including Samajwadi Party MP from Sambhal, Zia ur Rahman Barq, and Suhail Iqbal, son of SP MLA Iqba…
2024 Sambhal Violence Report: BJP Demands Severest Punishment for Guilty
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Reacting to the report, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Manan Kumar Mishra said the government must act firmly based on the findings of the investigation. India News | 2024 Sambhal Violence Report: BJP Demands Severest Punishment for Guilty.
Sambhal violence pre-planned conspiracy; police action prevented wider unrest: Judicial panel report
The commission said the people named in its report were opposed to the court's November 19, 2024 order directing the survey of the mosque and had earlier attempted to obstruct the exercise.
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