A court in Sambhal has directed a commissioner to submit a survey report on the Jama Masjid mosque within 10 days, following claims of a temple having existed at the site. Tensions have risen since the survey began in November,

The security deployment in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district continued for the sixth consecutive day on Saturday amid tensions over the Shahi Jama Masjid Survey. As per party sources, a delegation of the Samajwadi Party (SP) is likely to visit Sambhal today.

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

Four people died after violence broke out in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal after a trial court allowed the survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid following claims that it was built by destroying a Hindu temple.

Security has increased around Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, before Friday prayers due to recent tensions. The RAF and drones are deployed to maintain order after violence during ASI's examination of the mosque.

The petition contends that the survey at Sambhal's Jama Masjid, ordered by a civil judge, was conducted hastily and could lead to communal tensions, jeopardizing the secular fabric of the country.

Police held a flag march in areas near the Shahi Jama Masjid on Thursday, a day before Friday prayers, with top officials saying watertight security was put in place to prevent untoward incidents

Following a stone-pelting incident during a mosque survey in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, police conducted a flag march and reinforced security. Twenty-seven arrests have been made, including three minors,