During the riots in Sambhal, the rioters apparently wanted to kill advocate Vishnu Jain. For this, weapons were also distributed among the rioters. This conspiracy was hatched by Shariq Satha. His henchman Mulla Afroz had provided the weapons.
All these revelations have been made following the arrest of another henchman of Shariq Satha. Sambhal police has also arrested rioter Waris. Waris had also killed 2 youths during the riots.
Waris was caught by the police on Saturday (January 25, 2025). He is a resident of Mohalla Khaggu sarai. He later revealed in police interrogation that he was hiding in Delhi after the violence. Waris has told the police that the Shariq Satha gang had distributed weapons to kill advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain. The accused said that Jain allegedly insulted the Prophet. It is pertinent to mention that there is no evidence that Jain had said anything to that effect.
Shariq Satha gang had said that they have to ‘protect the mosque’ and commit murder during the survey. Vishnu Shankar Jain is the lawyer of the Hindu side in the Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar Mandir dispute. Waris has also revealed that he fired bullets during the violence, killing youths named Kaif and Naeem. Waris said that Mulla Afroz gave him the weapons. Mulla has already been arrested.
An audio of Waris also went viral. In this, he had asked to bring ‘stuff’ during the violence. Police has said that ‘stuff’ meant weapons. His partner has already been arrested. Police have recovered a pistol, cartridges, a cartridge stuck in the barrel and two mobiles from Waris.
Waris has told that Shariq Satha’s gang wanted to incite riots across the country with these murders. With the arrest of Waris, the case of 4 deaths in the violence has been solved. Out of these, 2 murders were committed by Mullah Afroz and 2 by Waris. Police has also arrested another rioter from Sambhal. His name is Mohammad Nihal.
