Three retired judges to handle the responsibility of investigation...
On Friday, 29 November 2024, the UP government ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident of violence in Sambhal in which at least four persons lost their lives.
As per the order of the UP-Home Department, a three-member committee headed by retired HC judge Devendra Kumar Arora has been handed the responsibility of investigating the matter.
The other two committee members are retired IAS officer Amit Mohan Prasad and former IPS officer Arvind Kumar Jain.
An official said that the committee had been directed to submit its report within two months.
On Thursday, the order to constitute the committee was issued by the Home Department of UP.
The order read: "It is necessary to investigate in the public interest whether the incident of violence that took place on November 24, 2024, during the survey ordered by the Court in the Jama Masjid vs Harihar Mandir dispute was a pre-planned conspiracy or a normal criminal incident, due to which several police personnel were injured, four persons died and the property was also damaged."
Tension started in Sambhal on November 24 during the second survey of the Mughal-era Jama Masjid after locals pelted stones at the police team and researchers.
A second survey, as part of a court-ordered examination into the disputed site, began around 7 a.m. and a crowd began gathering at the spot.
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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