Fact Check: No, These Idols Were Not Found After Any Sambhal Mosque Survey, Know Truth Behind Viral Post
ABP NewsA collage of four images has been shared online, claiming that 1,500-year-old idols were discovered during the survey of a Mughal-era mosque in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district. A Facebook user shared the collage with the caption in Telugu, which translates to, “1500-year-old Vishnu statue, Sudarshana Chakra, and Hindu symbols discovered during the survey of Sambhal Mosque. Three idols in the image were found in the southern Indian state of Karnataka in February 2024, before the mosque survey was conducted. The verdict Three images of idols recovered in Karnataka and an image from a shopping website have been shared with the false claim that the idols were found during a survey of the mosque in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh.