The Sambhal masjid panel chief, Jaffar Ali, has been arrested for allegedly instigating communal riots that occurred during a mosque survey in Uttar Pradesh last November. Police claim to have evidence of Ali mobilising a mob and fanning violence during the survey of Jama Masjid. The investigation has led to Ali being identified as the alleged riot mastermind.
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00:00Let's begin with an update coming in from Sambhal.
00:03This is to do with the investigation into the riots that had broken out a few months
00:06ago in Sambhal of Uttar Pradesh.
00:09The Masjid panel chief has now been taken into custody, identified as Jafar Ali.
00:15He's been arrested for stalking the communal riots that had taken place in Sambhal a few
00:19months ago.
00:20Now, the police has confirmed that they have clear evidence of, in fact, the Sambhal Masjid
00:26panel chief fanning the violence in the area and has now been identified as the alleged
00:32riot mastermind because he's been accused of mobilizing the mob during the mosque survey.
00:38This was, remember, a survey that took place at the Jawa Masjid which led to riots as well
00:43breaking out last year, a few months ago, in fact, and as a result of that, the police
00:48investigation has found that it was, in fact, the mosque panel chief who'd actually instigated
00:54the riots.
01:15Good report.
01:16Right now, let's cut across live.
01:24Right now in Sambhal, but you've got, in fact, one of the top faces of the Jawa Masjid in
01:39Sambhal now being taken into custody.
01:41He's an advocate and he's been arrested for his role in instigating the riots that had
01:46broken out in Sambhal.
01:48Arvind Ojha is joining us with more details on this.
01:51Arvind, tell us about the role of Jafar Ali, who has been arrested in this case.
02:21Arvind, tell us about the role of Jafar Ali, who has been arrested in this case.
02:51Thank you, Arvind, for those details.
03:06Let's get you a ground report.
03:21Let's get you a ground report.