Tension has been brewing in Sambhal since last Tuesday when the Jama Masjid was surveyed on the orders of a local court following a petition that claimed that a Harihar temple stood at the site.

In Sambhal, violence erupted during a survey of Shahi Jama Masjid, claimed to be a temple by advocate Vishnu Shanker Jain. Police intervened using tear gas after a group attacked the survey team.

The assessment was ordered to investigate claims that a Hindu temple had existed at the site before the Shahi Jama Masjid was built in 1526.

Three people were killed in violent clashes during a survey at Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, with allegations of police firing amidst protests and unrest.

A clash during a mosque survey in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal led to three deaths, injuries to officials, and stone-pelting by a mob, prompting a magisterial inquiry.

Now, one rioter has been killed in Sambhal. Radical mob pelted stones and set vehicles on fire when a survey team arrived at Shahi Jama Masjid under a court order based on a plea claiming it was constructed over a demolished temple. Several policemen injured in stone pelting. pic.twitter.com/jFUazJtMkB

Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, was rocked by violence on Sunday, November 24 when a mob opposing a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid clashed with police, resulting in two deaths. The survey was initiated following a complaint alleging that the mosque was built on the site of a temple demolished during the Mughal era.

Violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal city over a mosque survey led to three deaths and many injuries after clashes between protesters and police.

Three people were killed and several others, including police officers, were injured during a court-ordered survey of the Jama Masjid in Sambhal, India. Violence erupted when a mob gathered outside the mosque,

Around 20 people have been taken into custody following the alleged stone-pelting and clashes that erupted during a survey of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal on Sunday morning, police said. The incident left three people dead and around two dozen others,

Three people were killed and scores of others, including around 20 security personnel and four personnel of the administration, were injured as protesters opposing a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-e