Tensions in the region have been brewing since Tuesday, when the Jama Masjid was surveyed on the orders of a local court following a petition that claimed that a Harihar temple stood at the site.

The incident took place when the local court-appointed commissioner and six members of his team entered the mosque for the second survey of the mosque at around 7 am.

Violent clashes erupted in Sambhal over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque, resulting in the death of three individuals and injuries to others, including security personnel. Tensions escalated when protesters opposed the mosque survey,

At least people died in a clash with police during the survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal on Sunday morning.

Tensions escalated in Sambhal during the second survey of the Mughal-era Jama Masjid after locals threw stones at the police team.

A court-ordered survey of a mosque in Sambhal led to violent clashes between protesters and police, resulting in three deaths. The protestors opposed the survey, claiming the mosque was built over a Hindu temple.

Three persons were killed in the violence that erupted during the survey of a mosque in Sambhal district in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

The survey was conducted on the order of a local court in connection with a petition which claimed that the mosque was built on the ruins of the Harihar temple.

Violence broke out in UP’s Sambhal after locals started stone pelting at the survey team on4. Amid rising tensions, police forces were deployed and they were seen requesting locals to stop stone-pelting.