The judicial commission appointed to probe the violence that erupted in Sambhal on November 24 visited the town on Sunday and began their probe. The district administration heightened security in the violence-hit area in view of the commission’s visit.

A response has been submitted in court by the ASI, seeking control and management of the Shahi Jama Masjid as it is a 'heritage structure'.

Another mosque under scrutiny, another survey, more violence and deaths. Same script, different stage. Is this about uncovering history—or pushing politics?

An uneasy silence weighs heavily on the stillness of the empty streets in the centuries-old town of Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, where clashes with police over yet another 'mandir-masjid' dispute led to the deaths of local Muslim men.

A judicial committee inspected the Shahi Masjid area in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, accompanied by security personnel, to investigate the stone-pelting incident on November 24. The situation is now peaceful with heightened vigilance.

Sambhal: Security was stepped up across the district ahead of Friday prayers and the likely submission of a report on the survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid here by the court-appointed ASI team following claims that a temple once stood at the spot.

Supreme Court directs UP Police to maintain peace after civil court-ordered mosque survey sparks violence and communal tension.