‘Resign if incapable’: Allahabad HC rebukes UP govt officials over namaz restrictions in Sambhal Prayagraj, March 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Allahabad High Court has come down heavily on Uttar Pradesh authorities for restricting the number of worshippers offering namaz during Ramzan in Sambhal district, remarking that if officials feel incapable of maintaining law and order, they should “resign from their post or seek transfer”. A Division Bench of Justices Atul Sreedharan and Siddharth Nandan made the observation while hearing a writ petition filed by Munazir Khan, who alleged that authorities were preventing people from offering prayers on land claimed to house a mosque.

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Police move to seize Sambhal violence mastermind’s property under court order Sambhal, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Police on Wednesday put in place elaborate arrangements to seize the property of Shariq Satha, the alleged mastermind of the Sambhal violence, following a court order directing the attachment of his house located in the Nakhasa police station area of Uttar Pradesh. A heavy police deployment has been made to ensure that the attachment proceedings are carried out smoothly and without any law-and-order issues.

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The judge had said that for criminal acts, the police could not invoke the defence that they were merely discharging their official duties.

CJM who ordered FIR against policemen in Sambhal violence, among 14 judicial officers transferred by Allahabad HC Prayagraj, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant administrative reshuffle, the Allahabad High Court has ordered the transfer of 14 judicial officers, including Sambhal Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Vibhanshu Sudheer. Aditya Singh, who was serving as Civil Judge, Senior Division, Sambhal at Chandausi, has been appointed as the new CJM of Sambhal, replacing Sudheer. Vibhanshu Sudheer has now been posted as Civil Judge, Senior Division, Sultanpur.

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A court in Uttar Pradesh’s #Sambhal has ordered a first information report against Additional Superintendent of Police #AnujChaudhary in connection with allegations that a man was shot during the violence in the district in November 2024.

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Sambhal violence: Court orders FIR against 12 policemen, including ASP Anuj Chaudhary Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major development in the Sambhal violence case, a local court has ordered the registration of an FIR against 12 police personnel, including Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anuj Chaudhary. The order was passed by the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Vibhanshu Sudhir. The case relates to allegations of police firing during violence in Sambhal, in which a 24-year-old youth was reportedly shot and seriously injured.

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One year of Sambhal violence: Police vigil tightened, city administration on high alert Sambhal, Nov 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The police and city administration are in high alert mode, as the day marks completion of one year of bloody violence during the survey of Jama masjid in the city. Security arrangements across the district have been tightened while security vigil has been enhanced. The police department remains on high alert while additional forces have been deployed in the areas that witnessed unrest last year.

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Allahabad HC refuses to stay Sambhal mosque demolition, directs petitioners to move trial court Prayagraj, Oct 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a jolt to the petitioners, the Allahabad High Court on Saturday dismissed an urgent petition filed by the Sambhal mosque committee seeking a stay on the demolition of a mosque, marriage hall, and hospital allegedly built on government land. The single-judge Bench of Justice Dinesh Pathak heard the plea moved by Masjid Sharif Gausul Wara Rawa Buzurg and its Mutawalli, Minjar.

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Allahabad HC to hear plea challenging demolition drive against encroachments in Sambhal Prayagraj, Oct 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Allahabad High Court will hear a plea on Saturday challenging the demolition drive against illegal construction in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. The petition named the state government, the District Magistrate, the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Sambhal, the Additional District Magistrate (ADM), the Tehsildar, and the village council of Gosulbara Ravan Buzurg as parties. On Dussehra, the district administration in Sambhal launched a major demolition drive against encroachments, bringing down a mosque and a marriage hall built on government land in Rawa Buzurg village.

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