Police try to control the situation amid violence during a second survey of the Jama Masjid, claimed to be originally the site of an ancient Hindu temple, in Sambhal.

Tension had been brewing in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal since November 19, when the Mughal-era mosque Jama Masjid was first surveyed on the court's orders following a petition claiming that a Harihar ...

A court-ordered survey of the 16th-century Jama Masjid, a Mughal-era mosque, in Moradabad's Sambhal, led to multiple deaths, arrests and a riot that brought the city to a grinding halt.

Violent clashes erupted in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, following a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid, a 16th-century mosque. The survey was prompted by a petition claiming the mosque was ...

Friday prayers at the Shahi Jama Masjid and other locations in the district were conducted peacefully, with tight security measures in place. This followed days of tension after a violent protest ...

The Supreme Court on Friday directed a Sambhal trial court to halt proceedings in the case over the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid and its survey at Chandausi and asked the petitioner Masjid ...

The Supreme Court is set to hear a petition filed by the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee, challenging a trial court’s order for a survey of the mosque in Uttar Pradesh. The petition follows ...

Ahead of the prayers, district authorities had issued an appeal urging residents to offer prayers in nearby mosques rather than gathering at the Jama Masjid.

Tension has been brewing in Sambhal since November 19 when the court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid was carried out following claims that a Harihar temple previously stood at the site.

Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid has been fortified by security forces ahead of Friday Namaz. Security forces have geared up to prevent any possible mishap in the region after the violence on 24 ...