Shahi Jama Masjid is at the centre of controversy after a petition claims that it is the site of an ancient Hindu temple.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested Shahi Jama Masjid president Zafar Ali in connection with the November 24 violence case. Shahi Jama Masjid ...

Painting and whitewashing work at the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal was completed on Friday (March 21, 2025), concluding the Allahabad High Court-mandated renovation process that began earlier this ...

Shahi Jama Masjid committee president Zafar Ali was arrested amid tensions over a disputed survey of the mosque. The arrest occurred ahead of his scheduled testimony about the November 2022 violence, ...

PTI photo Sambhal police on Sunday took the head of the Shahi Jama Masjid’s management committee into custody, a day before he was to travel to Lucknow to depose before the judicial commission probing ...

Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Shahi Jama Masjid president Zafar Ali for inciting violence during a mosque survey last November, which left five dead. The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested ...

The Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, the target of a sustained Hindutva campaign that led to clashes and deaths four months ago, appears to have defused the latest saffron attempt at provocation during ...

The Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested Zafar Ali, the president of Shahi Jama Masjid, on Sunday in connection with the violence that occurred on November 24.

Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid committee president Zafar Ali was arrested on Sunday in connection with the violence that erupted in the Uttar Pradesh district last year on November 24 over a court ...