Overview
- Police in Sambhal said they arrested committee member Hafiz on Sunday and expect to take the second accused into custody soon.
- The FIR, filed on November 14 following a complaint from the ASI’s Meerut division, names Hafiz and Mohammad Kashif Khan for allegedly obstructing officials.
- Charges were registered under BNS sections 132, 352 and 351(2), covering obstruction of a public servant, use of criminal force, and criminal intimidation.
- An ASI team led by officer Vinod Kumar Rawat had to return to Meerut without completing the inspection after being prevented from entering the main dome.
- Police also recorded that an unidentified person attempted to provoke a confrontation and used abusive language during the incident at the centrally protected mosque.