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Sambhal Court Orders FIR Against Senior Police Over 2024 Mosque-Survey Clashes

The move follows a petition alleging police gunfire wounded a 24-year-old during unrest triggered by an ASI survey at the Shahi Jama Masjid.

Overview

  • Chief judicial magistrate Vibhanshu Sudheer directed police to register an FIR naming ASP Anuj Chaudhary and inspector Anuj Tomar over the alleged shooting.
  • Reports differ on how many other personnel are included, with accounts citing 10 to 20 unidentified officers or a total of 12 policemen.
  • The petition by Yameen alleges his son, Alam, was shot by police while out selling rusks near the mosque on November 24, 2024.
  • The court heard the plea on January 9, 2026, and the directive became public on January 13–14.
  • The November 2024 violence followed a court-ordered ASI survey that involved draining the ablution tank, with four deaths, 79 arrests and 12 FIRs recorded, and a separate SIT chargesheet later naming 23 people including MP Zia-ur-Rahman Barq.