Sambhal mosque survey clashes: Toll rises to four

THE TOLL in the clashes between police and protesters opposing a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, rose to four following the death of one more injured person, officials said on Monday.

Police have lodged seven FIRs in connection with the Sunday’s violence naming Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq, who represents Sambhal, and local SP MLA Iqbal Mehmood’s son Sohail Iqbal as accused.