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.

Tensions remain in Sambhal after violence over a mosque survey left four dead. Authorities have filed FIRs against 22, including local politicians.

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

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.

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

The violence erupted on Sunday morning as police conducting a court-ordered survey of the Mughal-era mosque faced stone pelting and arson by a mob.

After nearly four people lost their lives and several others were injured, the police have registered seven FIRs in connection with the violence stemming from a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Sambhal.