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UP: Muslims gather after Jumma Namaz to demolish illegal mosque walls in Sambhal after bulldozer notice by govt

OpIndia Staff - 4 October, 2025

Officials said the mosque and other structures had been under illegal occupation for a long time, and despite repeated notices, no action was taken earlier by those in possession.

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Sambhal: District administration demolishes illegal mosque and a marriage hall built on pond and compost pits, which led to waterlogging in the village

OpIndia Staff - 2 October, 2025

Sambhal SP KK Bishnoi said that the Mosque Committee was given a 30-day period to demolish the illegal structure. But they failed to demolish it.

Crime

Post-mortem report scam: UP Police busts racket in Sambhal, accused tampered medical reports, issued fake registrations

OpIndia Staff - 1 October, 2025

The Sambhal police recently busted a major medical racket in the district, including a network of doctors, pharmacists and morgue staff, who are accused...

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Uttar Pradesh: Judicial report on Sambhal violence reveals network trapping Hindu girls for marriage with Muslim men, hosting grand Walima to humiliate Hindus and...

OpIndia Staff - 30 August, 2025

One of the most shocking aspects of the judicial commission’s findings relates to the targeting of Hindu girls through love jihad. The report carries testimonies of families who lost their daughters to such incidents.

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Hindu residents declined to 15%, Muslim population rose to 85% since Independence: Panel on 2024 Sambhal violence reveals drastic demographic change

OpIndia Staff - 28 August, 2025

After 1947, the local Hindus have been the “primary victims” of all the listed communal riots started by Muslims.

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Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid case: Court to hear plea seeking to ban Namaz and seal the mosque, High Court rejects Muslim side’s plea challenging...

OpIndia Staff - 4 July, 2025

A new petition has been filed in the Chandausi court demanding a temporary ban on Namaz in the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid and seal the site till the issue is resolved

Crime

Sambhal Violence: Over 1,000-page chargesheet filed against 23 people including SP MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq and SP MLA Iqbal Mehmood’s son Suhail Iqbal

OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2025

In a major development in the Sambhal violence case, police have filed a chargesheet against 23 individuals, including Samajwadi Party (SP) Member of Parliament Zia-ur-Rehman Barq and Suhail Iqbal, son of SP MLA Iqbal Mehmood.

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Sambhal violence: Samajwadi Party MP Zia ur Rahman Barq appears in police station with 10 lawyers – Jama Masjid’s chief had called him ‘conspirator’...

OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2025

In relation to Sambhal violence, on Tuesday (April 8, 2025), the SIT interrogated Samajwadi Party MP Zia ur Rahman Barq for about two and a half hours.

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