Sambhal Violence: Police registers case against SP MP Rehman Barq, leader denies allegations
The clashes broke out after a survey was conducted following a court directive which was issued in response to the plea challenging that the mosque was built on the site of a Hindu temple.
PTC News Desk: A case has been registered against Sambhal MP and Samajwadi Party leader Ziaur Rahman Barq and Sohail Iqbal, the son of local MLA Iqbal Mehmood, who is also from Akhilesh Yadav's party after clashes broke out in Sambhal. Both the leaders have been accused of carrying out the violence provoking unrest in the area.
However SP MP has denied the allegations and said that the allegations are conspiracy of police administration.
"The incident that the police administration carried out in Sambhal has shaken the entire humanity and has tarnished the image of the state and the country. Yesterday, I was not even present in the state, let alone Sambhal, I had gone to Bengaluru to attend the meeting of the India Muslim Personal Law Board, but a case was filed against me," said Rehman Barq.
Earlier in the day, Moradabad Police Commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh confirmed on that those accused in the Sambhal incident include an Samajwadi Party (SP) MP and the son of a local MLA, adding further he assured that the situation in the site of violence is now peaceful, and an investigation is underway.
According to the police 4 people were killed and several others injured during the violence prompting the authorities to suspend internet and shut schools and colleges in the area. The clashes broke out after a survey was conducted following a court directive which was issued in response to the plea challenging that the mosque was built on the site of a Hindu temple.