Three killed in clashes over mosque survey in northern India
Three Muslims were killed as clashes erupted in a northern Indian town over a survey of a Mughal-era mosque.
A local court recently ordered a survey of Shahi Jama Masjid in the Sambhal town of Uttar Pradesh state following a petition claiming the temple stood at the site of the mosque.
On Sunday morning, when the team arrived in the town to conduct the survey, locals opposed the move, triggering clashes between security personnel and the natives.
Police also detained at least 10 people as the tension increased in the area.
Local parliamentarian Zia Ur Rehman Barq wrote on X that he would raise his “voice against the brutality committed by the police in the Parliament.”
The Sambhal mosque is the only surviving Mughal building — constructed during the time of Emperor Babar.
Of two other Mughal structures, the one in Panipat is in ruins and another at Ayodhya was demolished by a mob in 1992.
Mughals ruled much of the Indian subcontinent for more than 300 years.
Over the years, right-wing elements in India have filed back-to-back petitions in courts, claiming UNESCO-protected monuments and Mughal-era mosques were built after demolishing temples.
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