Tension prevailed in the city on Sunday following the arrest of a member of the Sambhal Jama Masjid Committee, Sadar Zafar Ali, an advocate.
Security in the city has been tightened after the police administration refused to allow Neja Mela on the memory of Sayyed Salar Masood Ghazi , the army commander of Mohammad Ghaznavi.
Holi celebrations in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district and other ‘sensitive zones’ were held amidst tight police security and elaborate surveillance via drone and CCTV cameras on Friday.
The case, which has drawn significant attention, will be heard by a bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal at 10 a.m.
Court Commissioner Ramesh Singh Raghav on Thursday submitted a 40-page survey report in a sealed envelope to the Chandausi District Court on the Jama Masjid-Harihar Temple dispute in Sambhal.
Opposition members stage a brief walkout on Wednesday after a heated exchange of words over Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s visit to violence-hit Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh.
The Uttar Pradesh Police has disclosed the recovery of foreign-made ammunition, including Pakistani cartridges, from the violence-hit area of Sambhal.
Security has been tightened following reports of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's scheduled visit to Sambhal on Wednesday.
A scuffle broke out between Uttar Pradesh Police and Congress leaders outside the state party office here on Monday as a delegation led by state party unit chief Ajay Rai attempted to leave for violence-hit Sambhal. The delegation was stopped by the police, citing restrictions in the area.
A delegation of Samajwadi Party met the accused people of Sambhal violence lodged in Moradabad District Jail and heard about their pain and suffering here on Monday.
