A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking registration of a FIR against police officials and the district magistrate in relation to the death of four individuals in the communal violence that broke out in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh.

Questioning the Uttar Pradesh Police's alleged action of opening fire against the public in Sambhal, the Association of Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) has moved the Allahabad High

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking registration of a first information report (FIR) against police offici

Sambhal: The unrest in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh, has prompted a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to be filed in the Allahabad High Court on Thursday, demanding a CBI investigation into the causes of the violence.

LUCKNOW: While life is gradually returning to normal in the western Uttar Pradesh district of Sambhal, which witnessed massive violent protests on Sunday, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Allahabad High Court on Thursday seeking a CBI probe into the causes of the violence on November 24.

A bench, led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, ordered the Allahabad High Court to address the Muslim side's petition within three working days of its filing. The bench advised the Muslim petitioners to challenge the district court's order in the High Court and scheduled a hearing for the week beginning January 6.

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The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday ordered a judicial probe into the Sambhal violence case, a day before the Supreme Court is set to hear a plea against the Mosque survey order.

The plea noted that the survey has triggered communal tensions in the region and it should be halted as soon as possible.