Overview

• An FIR registered at Sambhal Kotwali police station names Zafar Ali and roughly 50–60 others under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita for allegedly breaching prohibitory orders with the procession.
• The procession spanned 40 kilometres from Moradabad to Sambhal on August 1 and featured flower showers and multiple welcome events along the route.
• Ali had been detained since March in connection with the November 24, 2024, Jama Masjid survey violence that left four dead and 29 officers injured.
• Police said they took suo motu cognizance of social media videos capturing the roadshow before initiating the new legal action.
• Earlier FIRs in the mosque violence case had named over 2,750 suspects, including Samajwadi Party MP Ziaur Rahman Barq and mosque committee leaders, reflecting ongoing efforts to enforce order.