Lucknow, 29 November (IANS). The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh has ordered a judicial inquiry into the recent violence in Sambhal.
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 committee are retired IAS officer Amit Mohan Prasad and former IPS officer Arvind Kumar Jain. The committee has been asked to submit its report within two months.
The order for formation of the committee was issued by the Home Department of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. It says, “…was the violent incident on 24 November 2024, during the survey ordered by the Hon’ble Court in the Jama Masjid vs Harihar Temple dispute, a pre-planned conspiracy or a simple criminal act, due to which several police personnel were injured?” In which four persons died and property was also damaged, an investigation is necessary in the public interest.”
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