Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq, who has been named in Sambhal violence FIR for ‘provocative acts’ is now a part of a delegation that will visit the region to gather information about the clashe

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

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.

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.

The police have booked seven people in connection with the violence over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Sambhal, naming Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq and local SP MLA Iqbal Mehmood`s son Sohail Iqbal as accused,

Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq, named in an FIR for allegedly "instigating" stone pelting during a mosque survey in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, has denied th

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

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,

Tension had been brewing in Sambhal since November 19 when the Jama Masjid was first surveyed on the court’s orders following a petition claiming that a Harihar temple had stood at the site