11 hours Ago By TOI City Desk
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh police 's Special Investigation Team has filed a 4,000-page chargesheet in six of the 12 cases related to the November 24 Sambhal violence that occurred during an Archaeological Survey of India examination of a Mughal-era mosque. The incident resulted in four deaths and multiple injuries to officials and locals, with 80 arrests made and 79 suspects still at large from a total of 159 accused. The recovered weapons from the violence site were found to be manufactured in the United Kingdom, USA, Germany, and Czechoslovakia.
The authorities seized multiple weapons including 09 MM and 32 MM pistols, magazines, country-made guns, and various live cartridges. "In relation to the violence that took place on November 26, 2024, a total of 12 cases have been registered so far..
.out of which police have filed chargesheets in six cases," said Sambhal Superintendent of Police Krishna Kumar Bishnoi. "There was an attempt by the miscreants to set fire to the personal bike and the government car of a station in-charge.
The bike was saved from burning, but the government car was completely destroyed. A charge sheet has been filed against a total of 23 people in this case," Bishnoi added. Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya praised the police efforts after the SIT filed the chargesheets.
"It is good that a chargesheet has been filed. The police has worked very hard..
.the criminals have been caught and that is a really good thing. The police will keep doing their work.
.." Maurya told the media.
The seized arsenal included one 09 MM pistol, three 32 MM pistols, one 32 MM magazine, one 09 MM magazine, three 12-bore country-made guns, five live 09 MM cartridges, one live 315-bore cartridge, seven live 12-bore cartridges, one live 22-bore cartridge, and one live 32 bore cartridge. Stay updated with breaking news , bank holidays and upcoming public holidays in march ..
