A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal has ordered a first information report against Additional Superintendent of Police Anuj Chaudhary in connection with allegations that a man had been shot and injured during unrest in the town in November 2024, the Hindustan Times reported on Wednesday.
Chaudhary was the circle officer of Sambhal at the time.
The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Vibhanshu Sudheer also directed that an FIR be filed against Inspector Anuj Tomar and several unidentified police personnel, the newspaper reported.
The Sambhal Police said that it will appeal against the order.
On November 24, 2024, violence broke out in Sambhal after a group of Muslims objected to a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Chandausi town.
A trial court had ordered the survey in a suit claiming that the mosque had been built in 1526 by Mughal ruler Babar on the site of the “centuries-old Shri Hari Har Temple dedicated to Lord Kalki”.
Five persons were killed in the violence.
Yameen, the father of the man who was allegedly shot, said that his son, Alam, had left home that day to sell rusks. He alleged that Alam had been shot by the police near the mosque.
Advocate Chaudhary Akhtar Hussain, who represents Alam’s family, alleged that the 24-year-old had to receive medical treatment secretly to avoid being pressured by the police, the Hindustan Times reported.
The petition, which named Chaudhary, Tomar and other police personnel, had been filed before the court in February 2025, the newspaper reported.
The matter was heard by the court on Friday and the order was made public on Tuesday.
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