Clearing the way in which for trial, an area court docket in Sambhal on Saturday framed expenses in opposition to 50 people for his or her alleged involvement within the violent clashes which erupted within the district throughout a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid on November 24, 2024.
4 folks, together with two police personnel, had been killed and several other others injured within the violence which was sparked by claims that the mosque was constructed on the location of a Harihar temple. (Sourced)
The trial is now set to start, with the following listening to scheduled for Could 26, 2025, the place the prosecution will current witness testimonies and proof.
4 folks, together with two police personnel, had been killed and several other others injured within the violence which was sparked by claims that the mosque was constructed on the location of a Harihar temple.
The costs had been framed within the court docket of further district and classes choose Ragini Singh, primarily based on chargesheets submitted by the investigating officer on February 21, 2025.
The accused face severe expenses below a number of sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), together with 109 (try and homicide), 191 (rioting), 326 (voluntarily inflicting grievous damage), and 324 (voluntarily inflicting damage).
The costs had been frames adopted arguments over discharge functions filed by 4 to 5 defence attorneys on behalf of the accused. They contended that their purchasers weren’t named within the preliminary FIRs and that they had been wrongfully detained by police with out credible proof.
They argued that the accused had been picked up from their houses and implicated with none foundation. Nonetheless, further district authorities counsel (ADGC) Hariom Prakash Saini contested these claims, asserting that thorough investigations had confirmed the involvement of all 50 accused.
“We presented strong evidence in court, including video footage and documented case files, clearly identifying the accused,” Saini mentioned.
The prosecution’s arguments, backed by visible and documentary proof, led the court docket to reject all discharge functions after listening to each side.
The violence in Sambhal’s Kot Garvi space broke out throughout protests in opposition to a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid, prompted by a petition claiming a Harihar temple stood on the web site of the mosque.
Thus far, 80 people have been arrested and despatched to jail in reference to the incident. Bail functions for the accused have been persistently rejected by courts. Because the trial strikes ahead, the prosecution is making ready to current its case, together with witness testimonies and picked up proof, which can play a essential function in figuring out the destiny of the accused, Saini mentioned. The court docket’s ultimate verdict will hinge on the energy of the proof and arguments introduced by each side, he added.