Authorities closed schools and suspended internet services in a northern Indian city on Monday, officials said, 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.

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

Tragic violence erupts in Sambhal during mosque survey, resulting in three Muslim casualties amid tensions over archaeological examination of historic site.

Following violence during a mosque survey in Sambhal, life is gradually returning to normal. Both Hindu and Muslim communities are urging unity amidst continued police monitoring. Although restrictions are in place,

The clashes between locals and police over the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, which is at the centre of a legal dispute claiming that it was built on a Hindu temple site, led to the death of four Muslim youths and resulted in injuries to at least 20 police officers on Sunday.

Three people were killed and scores of others, including around 20 security personnel and four personnel of the administration, were injured as protesters opposing a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Sambhal,

The death toll from violent protests in India sparked by a survey into whether a centuries-old mosque was built on a Hindu temple has risen to six, an official said on Tuesday. Around 20 police officers were also wounded during the violence on Sunday in Sambhal in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, district magistrate Chirag Goyal told AFP.

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