Sambhal’s Additional Superintendent of Police, Shrish Chandra, confirmed that the idols, including one of Lord Ganesh and possibly Lord Kartikeya, were discovered while digging the well, which had been filled with debris and soil. The area has been secured for further excavation.
Uttar Pradesh: Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain commented on the recent violence regarding the Sambhal issue, stating that the district administration of Sambhal has uncovered a temple that had been closed for 46 years, further confirming that Sambhal is a pilgrimage site.
Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain stated, “In Sambhal, the district administration has uncovered a temple that had been closed for 46 years. This discovery supports my long-held belief that an ancient map exists, proving that Sambhal is a significant pilgrimage site. Numerous wells and other temples have been found near the temple, further validating the ancient map of the area. The Supreme Court’s order on December 12 does not apply here, as it mentioned that no effective order would be passed in ongoing cases and no new cases would be registered. I am not satisfied with the Supreme Court’s order of December 12.”
He was particularly upset by the Court’s decision to pass an interim order on an application filed by the AIMPLB and Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, without a hearing on the matter. Jain believed that the implementation of the Act should have been halted in the interim order.
Meanwhile, three broken idols were found in a well near the ancient Shiva-Hanuman Temple in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, after the temple’s reopening during an anti-encroachment drive. The temple had been closed since 1978 but was reopened on December 14 as part of a local operation led by the police and district administration.
Sambhal’s Additional Superintendent of Police, Shrish Chandra, confirmed that the idols, including one of Lord Ganesh and possibly Lord Kartikeya, were discovered while digging the well, which had been filled with debris and soil. The area has been secured for further excavation.
Following the reopening, devotees painted religious slogans on the temple walls, and the premises were cleaned, with electricity restored and CCTV cameras installed for security.
Meanwhile, An FIR has been filed in Sambhal district following a complaint by Supreme Court lawyer Vishnu Shankar Jain, who represents the Hindu side in a mosque-temple dispute.
Jain reported receiving a threatening comment on the social media platform ‘X’ from an account identified as Nidhi Jha, which allegedly provoked community tensions.
Police have registered the case based on Jain’s application, with charges under sections 352 (intentional insult to provoke a breach of peace) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the IPC. Jain, along with his father Hari Shankar Jain, has been involved in multiple cases related to places of worship, including the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath temple dispute.
Sambhal Violence
The Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal was surveyed on November 19 under court orders, after a petition claimed it was built on the site of an ancient Hindu temple. This led to violence on November 24, during protests over the survey, resulting in four deaths and several injuries.
The area has remained tense, and the central and state governments, along with the Masjid Committee and the district magistrate, are named in the petition filed by Jain regarding the Shahi Jama Masjid.
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