“Sambhal violence: 50 cartridges, 29 tear gas shells looted from police, Muslim mob planned to kill cop; read shocking details in FIR”, Opindia, November 27, 2024:
“On 24th November, a Muslim crowd in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district rioted, injuring over two dozen police officers. The First Information Reports (FIRs) of this incident revealed how the mob targeted the police. While on one hand, the people associated with the perpetrators are playing the victim card, the FIR presented a different story. According to one such FIR, the throng surrounded the police officers and took their firearms after abusing them.
They had to back off in self-defence to prevent any loss of life. The FIR has been lodged by a sub-inspector posted in Kotwali Nagar, Sambhal in which he stated that he was posted near the disputed Jama Masjid along with his fellow constables.
A group of 700-800 Muslims gathered about 100 meters away from the structure at around 8:45 in the morning. The crowd began raising slogans before turning violent. The boys began hurling stones and the cops became the target. The official complaint added that the mob was determined to drive out the police team that had arrived to survey the contested mosque…….”
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