Overview

• A three-member judicial commission handed a roughly 450-page report to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the November 24, 2024 unrest during an ASI‑monitored survey near Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid, where four people were killed.
• Panel members called the findings confidential, and officials said the government will study the report before placing it before the cabinet and then the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
• Media accounts of the report say it traces about 15 communal riots since Independence, flags a sharp decline in the Hindu population from roughly 45% to about 15%, and describes the 2024 violence as premeditated with outsiders brought in.
• The Chief Minister said the files reveal a riot conspiracy and vowed to prevent any demographic change, as BJP figures framed the reported findings as a security concern; opposition leaders and legal teams urged restraint until the report is released.
• Investigations tied to the case include multiple FIRs naming MP Ziaur Rahman Barq and others, extensive SIT chargesheets, and police claims that weapons recovered were manufactured in the UK, the US and Germany, with higher courts having since curbed further survey activity.