Clashes

Sambhal Mosque Survey: Uttar Pradesh Police Use Tear Gas To Disperse Crowd Throwing Stones

Police used tear gas and "minor force" in the face of stone pelting by locals here on Sunday as tension escalated during a second survey of the Mughal-era mosque, claimed to be originally the site of an ancient Hindu temple. Tension has been seething in Sambhal over the past few days after the Jama Masjid was surveyed last Tuesday on the orders of a local court following a petition that claimed that a Harihar temple stood at the site. According to the local administration, a second survey by an "Advocate Commissioner" as part of a court-ordered examination into the disputed site began around 7 am and a crowd began gathering at the spot. "Some miscreants came out of the crowd gathered near the site and pelted stones at the police team. The police used minor force and tear gas to bring the situation under control," Superintendent of Police Krishna Kumar Bishnoi said. He said those who engaged in stone pelting and those who incited them will be identified and action taken against them.

UP police arrests 227 people for Friday violence; CM Adityanath issues stern warning

Among those arrested, 68 were held in Prayagraj and 50 in Hathras, 48 in Saharanpur, 28 in Ambedkarnagar, 25 in Moradabad, and eight in Firozabad.

Citizenship Act: Jamia students call off lockdown; university announces vacation till January 5

The university administration said those who indulged in violence and clashed with police on December 13 were "outsiders" and not students.

Maruti unrest victim identified as GM-HR

The victim of the clashes at Maruti's manesar plant has been identified as the General Manager (HR), Avnish Kumar Dev. Dev was killed in a fire and 85 others were injured in a scuffle at Maruti's Manesar plant on Wednesday. As the unrest continued on Thursday, the police arrested nearly 100 workers.