The team of the Judicial Commission formed to investigate the violence in Sambhal regarding the survey of Jama Masjid reached Moradabad late in the evening on Saturday. Members of the commission will convene on Sunday (December 1) to investigate the violence. Retired High Court Justice DK Arora and former UP DGP Arvind Kumar Jain, who were included in the commission, reached Moradabad Circuit. The third member of the commission, retired principal secretary Amit Mohan Prasad, will reach Moradabad on Sunday morning. As soon as the commission members reached Moradabad, Commissioner Anjaneya Kumar Singh and DIG Muniraj ji reached the Circuit House and met them and informed them about the developments and circumstances of the Sambhal uproar. Divisional Commissioner said that the Judicial Commission will be ready to investigate the violence on Sunday.
On Sunday morning between 10.30 and 11 am, the Judicial Commission will reach Shahi Jama Masjid (Vishnu Temple according to the ancient Harihar Temple ASI report and Skandha Purana map history). Judicial Commission has reached Moradabad. Will go to the violence affected area tomorrow and investigate. There are currently no plans to meet the deceased's family, that will be decided later.
Why did the violence happen in Sambhal?
In Sambhal, a lawyer had filed a petition in the local court saying that the Shahi Jama Masjid should be destroyed. This mosque is built at the same place where earlier there used to be a temple. On the orders of the court, the team went to survey. On the second day of the survey, a large number of people arrived and started protesting against the survey. During this time, four people died in the clash between the protesting people and the security forces. After this incident, the situation in Sambhal is tense and a large number of security forces are deployed to maintain law and order.
What in the ASI report?
The Archaeological Survey of India has said in its reply in the court that changes have been made in the structure of the mosque. Along with this, some pictures have also been presented. An old well was seen on the left side of the main entrance of the mosque by the team of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Meerut Division, which has now been covered by the mosque committee/administration, a large room was constructed over the well for the security team. Has gone. The tank and floor of the mosque have also been changed. The mosque is completely painted with thick layers of enamel paint. Plaster of Paris has been used due to which the original form of the mosque has been destroyed. Presently a glass dome has been attached to the dome of the main hall of the mosque by an iron chain. Two chambers, a small room-like structure were found on the western side and a chamber was found in the northern part of the mosque. The actual remains of the old roof are visible only in the small room-like structure. These rooms generally remain closed.
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