Claims that a mosque was built over a temple stoked tensions, but India’s top court shares blame, say lawyers.

Authorities have closed schools and suspended internet services in a northern Indian city a day after four people were killed in clashes sparked by an official survey probing whether a 16th-century mosque was built on a Hindu temple.

Sambhal: In Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, violent clashes erupted on November 24 during a Supreme Court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid left 4 dead and 30 injured. The survey was part of an investigation into claims that the mosque was originally a Hindu temple.

Prohibitory orders were enforced in Sambhal district after clashes over a court-mandated survey of a Mughal-era mosque resulted in three deaths. Security officials were injured in the violence, and 21 people have been detained.

Clashes broke out between protesters and the police during a court-monitored survey of a Centuries-old mosque.

Four people were killed in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh after violence erupted during a court-ordered survey of a 16th-century mosque. The clashes between locals and police over the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal,

Clashes broke out between protesters and the police during a court-monitored survey of the Mughal-era Jama Masjid (mosque). Authorities have detained 21 people in connection with