Sambhal, December 1 (IANS). Two members of the three-member judicial commission formed to investigate the violence that took place on November 24 in Sambhal reached Moradabad on Saturday. He is likely to visit violence-hit city Sambhal on Sunday.
The commission will go to the spot and investigate how and under what circumstances the riot took place. The Commission will also thoroughly review the current situation including stone pelting and use of force on the police.
The members of the commission met Moradabad Commissioner Anjaneya Kumar Singh last Saturday and took information about the incident.
Following the court order, violence had erupted in Sambhal during the survey of the royal Jama Masjid on November 24, in which four people were killed and several others were injured. This survey was related to the petition which claimed that there used to be a Harihar temple at the site of the mosque.
The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh has ordered a judicial inquiry into the recent violence in Sambhal. The order for formation of the commission was issued by the Home Department of Uttar Pradesh. The commission constituted through a notification on November 28 has been directed to complete its investigation within two months. Government approval will be required to extend this deadline.
According to the order of the State Home Department, a three-member committee headed by retired High Court judge Devendra Kumar Arora has been entrusted with the responsibility of investigating the case. The two other members of the commission are retired IAS officer Amit Mohan Prasad and former IPS officer Arvind Kumar Jain. The commission will have to submit its report within two months.
The police is keeping a special watch on every person coming and going at sensitive places in Sambhal. Police is taking immediate action if any suspicious activity is seen. There is a clear instruction from the government that if any suspicious situation is seen anywhere, immediate action should be taken.
–IANS
AKS/AS
