Fear Grips Sambhal: Prohibitory Orders, Security Tightened, Outsiders Banned

Fear Grips Sambhal | Sambhal/Hyderabad, Nov 25 (Maxim News): The authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on Monday imposed strict security measures and enforced prohibitory orders, shut down schools and colleges and suspended Internet services in the area.

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The measures come a day after chaos erupted as a court-ordered survey of the Mughal-era Jama Masjid led to violent clashes between locals and the police, leading to the deaths of four youths.

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Meanwhile, outsiders are prohibited from entering Sambhal till December 1 and no public representatives will be allowed to visit the area, and public gatherings have also been banned for now.

According to sources, weapons have been found and confiscated from the homes of some of the 21-odd people who were arrested by the police on Sunday after the violence in the area.

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There are two women among the 21 people held for the violence. More arrests are likely as police are trying to identify the miscreants with the aid of the CCTV cameras.

The mosque is at the center of a contentious legal battle over claims that it was built on the site of a Hindu temple. Police said the violence started when a crowd gathered near the mosque as the survey team, led by an ‘Advocate Commissioner, ‘ began its work.

The crowd swelled to nearly a thousand people, and they tried to prevent the police from entering the mosque.

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Some people in the crowd threw stones at the police personnel stationed at the site. The mob also set ablaze over ten police vehicles stationed in the area as a precautionary measure.

The police responded by firing tear gas shells and in the chaos, four youths were killed and as many as 20 police personnel were among the scores of people injured in the violence.

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The survey, which began at 7.30 am, was part of a process initiated by a petition claiming that a temple once stood in place of the mosque.

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Tensions have been simmering in Sambhal since a similar survey was conducted on Tuesday. (Maxim News)

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