A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court against a November 19 order of the District court directing a survey of the Shahi masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambh

A management committee from Sambhal's Jama Masjid has petitioned the Supreme Court to challenge the order for a mosque survey after a local court's ruling. Tensions in the area have been high following clashes that resulted in casualties and injuries.

A lower court's order of a survey at the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid of Sambhal that triggered massive violence in which four people died and many were injured, has been challenged in the Supreme Court.

The second survey of Sambhal's Jama Masjid was not conducted in haste but on the orders of the advocate commissioner, the lawyer of the Hindu side claimed on Wednesday

Five people were killed on Sunday, November 24, after protests over a court-ordered survey of the Mughal-era mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal turned violent and locals clashed with the police.

Following a stone-pelting incident during a mosque survey in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, police conducted a flag march and reinforced security. Twenty-seven arrests have been made, including three minors,