SAMBAL (Utter Predesh): A large contingent of police have been deployed around the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal ahead of the Friday prayers and the Supreme Court hearing on the survey matter.
The situation in the area is reportedly normal, with people walking on the streets and schools remaining open. However, Internet services remained suspended to prevent the spread of misinformation.
Additional police personnel were stationed late Thursday night around the mosque and at strategic points, including every intersection near the Sambhal police station.
The Supreme Court will hear the plea filed by the management committee of Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid which challenged the November 19 order of a district court directing a survey of the Mughal-era mosque.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna is scheduled to hear the plea filed by the committee on November 29. The petition seeks an ex-parte stay on the operation of the November 19 order passed by the civil judge. 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.
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