The Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh became the focus of violent clashes after a court-ordered survey, raising concerns over communal tensions.

A major violence erupted in the city on Sunday morning as officials began the second phase of the Shahi Jama Masjid survey.

The survey was conducted on the order of a local court in connection with a petition which claimed that the mosque was built on the ruins of the Harihar temple.

Three people were killed in violent clashes during a survey at Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, with allegations of police firing amidst protests and unrest.

In Sambhal, violence erupted during a survey of Shahi Jama Masjid, claimed to be a temple by advocate Vishnu Shanker Jain. Police intervened using tear gas after a group attacked the survey team.

In the wake of a violent clash sparked by a stone-pelting incident targeting a survey team near the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district, security measures have been significantly tightened in the area.

A survey conducting a survey of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh faced stone-pelting from people police deemed 'anti-social elements' on the morning of Sunday (November 24). Stones were thrown at the survey team inspite of heavy police deployment.

In Sambhal, violence erupted during a survey of Shahi Jama Masjid, claimed to be a temple by advocate Vishnu Shanker Jain. Police intervened using tear gas after a group attacked the survey team.

Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, was rocked by violence on Sunday, November 24 when a mob opposing a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid clashed with police, resulting in two deaths. The survey was initiated following a complaint alleging that the mosque was built on the site of a temple demolished during the Mughal era.