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Judicial Panel Submits 450-Page Sambhal Violence Report to U.P. CM

Officials say the confidential findings on last November’s clashes will be studied before any action.

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Image shows violence that broke out during a survey of a mosque in Sambhal in November, 2024. (PTI/ file)
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Sambhal violence riots

Overview

  • The three-member commission led by retired judge Devendra K. Arora delivered its report to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, with members calling it confidential and “voluminous.”
  • Media accounts citing the report say Sambhal’s Hindu population fell from about 45% in 1947 to roughly 15–20% today, attributing the decline to decades of communal riots.
  • Coverage of the report says it asserts evidence of a pre-existing Harihar temple at the Shahi Jama Masjid and alleges rioters were brought from outside with a plan to target Hindus.
  • The report and prior police filings are reported to reference foreign-made weapons recovered in the case and links to organized or terror networks, including arms marked from the UK, US and Germany.
  • The panel’s work follows the November 24, 2024 violence during an ASI survey that left four dead, led to 12 FIRs and 80 arrests, and produced SIT charge sheets exceeding 4,000 pages in six cases.