On the day of the violence, Sohail Iqbal and others reportedly incited the mob, claiming, “Zia Ur Rehman is with us” and urging the crowd to act. Barq's "Jama Masjid ki hifazat" (protection of Jama Masjid) remark mobilised the mob.

The toll in the clashes between police and protesters opposing the survey rose to four following the death of one more injured person, officials said on Monday.

Death toll in the clashes between police and protesters opposing the survey rose to four following the death of one more injured person

Violence erupted in Sambhal, India, during a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque, resulting in four deaths and numerous injuries. Police filed

Four people died in the violence and scores, including 24 police and administrative officials, sustained injuries.

The Sambhal Police accused Samajwadi Party MP Zia ur Rahman Warq of inciting communal violence to disrupt a court-ordered survey at the Shahi Jama Masjid for political gains.

In the latest episode of newshour Agenda, Madhavdas GK discusses Sambhal violence Probe Reveals 'Sinister Design'. A Samajwadi Party MP and an MLA from his party have been named in a police FIR in connection with the violence over a survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Sambhal that left three people dead and scores of others,

On Sambhal violence, Zia Ur Rehman Barq, Samajwadi Party MP says, " It is so unfortunate, it is a pre-planned incident. Across the country, Muslims are being targeted and such a bad situation has never happened after independence.

Prohibitory orders under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita are in place in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh and entry of outsiders is barred till November 30. Internet services are suspended.

Police have lodged seven FIRs in connection with the violence over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque here, naming Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq and local SP MLA Iqbal Mehmood's son Sohail Iqbal as accused,