Sambhal Violence: UP Governor Sets Two-Month Deadline For Judicial Panel To Submit Probe Report
ABP NewsLucknow, Nov 29 Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has announced the formation of a three-member judicial inquiry commission to investigate the November 24 violence in Sambhal. Four people died and scores, including police personnel, were injured in Sambhal after a confrontation erupted over a court-ordered survey of the city's Shahi Jama Masjid in the Kot Garvi area, following a petition claiming that a Harihar temple once stood at the site. It will probe the law and order arrangements made by the district administration and police, analyse the circumstances and reasons behind the incident and make recommendations for measures to prevent similar incidents in the future. Tension had 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.