Sambhal violence a calculated plot to obstruct mosque survey: Panel report
The Communal violence at Sambhal on November 24, 2024, was the result of a “calculated criminal conspiracy” that was targeted at obstructing a court-ordered survey of the disputed Jama Masjid-Hari Har Mandir site, and not a spontaneous reaction, according to a report of the judicial inquiry commission set up by the Uttar Pradesh government to investigate the issue that was tabled in the state assembly on Wednesday. The commission, however, drew a clear distinction between the survey and the violence, stating that the judicial order merely triggered the sequence of events while the violence was the culmination of prior planning and mobilisation. (Representative Image) Four people died in the violence. The dispute over the religious nature of the site itself is in a state of suspension with an interim order of the Supreme Court staying proceedings in a lower court till it (the Supreme Court) considers broader issues related to the Places of Worship Act of 1991. Also Read | HC stays proceedings against 22 accused in Sambhal violence case Three-member commission Following the violence, …
