Overview

• Officials confirmed the panel submitted its report on the November 24, 2024 clashes near Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid that were triggered by a court-ordered ASI survey and left four people dead.
• Media summaries of the still-confidential report say it notes a sharp demographic shift since Independence, with Hindus falling from about 45% to roughly 15–20% and Muslims rising to about 85% in the municipal area.
• The report is widely reported to catalogue around 15 communal riots in Sambhal since the mid-20th century, placing the 2024 violence in a longer pattern of disturbances.
• Sources and prior police filings cited in coverage say the probe flags alleged pre-planning, the presence of outsiders, foreign-manufactured weapons, and references to past terror and illicit arms networks in the district.
• Authorities say the report will be processed through the Cabinet and Assembly; related investigations and chargesheets by the Uttar Pradesh Police continue, and courts have paused trial-court proceedings on the survey case.