Thursday, January 15, 2026

Topic: Sambhal police killing

Supreme Court grants bail to three Muslim men jailed in Sambhal Jama Masjid protest case

The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to three Muslim men, Danish, Faizan, and Nazir, accused in connection with the protest that broke out on November 24 last year during a court-ordered survey of the Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, during which police opened fire on protesters alleging violence, killing at least five Muslim men.

Panel probing Sambhal protest 2024 submits report, says Hindu population in decline, US-made weapons used for “violence”

The three-member judicial commission set up last year to investigate the Sambhal protest — in which five Muslims were killed and several others injured in police firing on protesters — has submitted its report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday. The submission has triggered speculation that the findings point to a “demographic shift” in the region.

Allahabad HC grants bail to Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid president Zafar Ali

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Zafar Ali, a prominent lawyer, president of Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid, and community leader who was arrested for speaking out against police violence in Sambhal in November 2024, which claimed at least five Muslim lives.

“Mirrors road to Ayodhya”: Report on Sambhal violence reveals police killings, state complicity

Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) and Karwan-e-Mohabbat on Tuesday released a joint fact-finding report and documentary highlighting targeted violence and state complicity...

APCR secures bail for Sambhal violence victim

Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) on Saturday said it secured bail for Mohammad Arshad, who was arrested in the aftermath of police...

Days after Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid president’s arrest by UP police, his family members booked

Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh – The Sambhal administration on Tuesday booked five members of Shahi Jama Masjid Managing Committee President Zafar Ali’s family, days after he was arrested by the SIT of the Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with the 2024 protests against the survey of the mosque and the police violence that followed.