Overview
- Chief Judicial Magistrate Vibhanshu Sudhir on January 9 directed registration of an FIR against former CO Anuj Chaudhary, former Kotwali in-charge Anuj Tomar and other personnel.
- The order stems from a petition filed on February 6, 2025 by Yameen, who says his 24-year-old son Alam was hit by police gunfire near Shahi Jama Masjid and later sought treatment in hiding.
- Sambhal SP Krishna Kumar Bishnoi called the directive illegal, said police will challenge it in a higher forum and indicated no FIR would be registered pending appeal.
- The clashes on November 24, 2024 erupted during an ASI survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries as police later filed 12 riot-related FIRs and made numerous arrests.
- Parallel proceedings continue, including an SIT charge sheet filed on June 18, 2025 against 23 accused, while the Supreme Court has stayed the survey case in the trial court.