Allahabad High Court granted bail to Zafar Ali, citing lack of direct proof linking him to the Sambhal mosque violence. The court said custody can’t be used as punishment without prima facie evidence.
The Jama Masjid Shamsi versus Neelkanth temple case hearing is scheduled for December 17, following a postponement due to a lawyer’s passing. The dispute revolves around claims by Mukesh Patel of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, alleging the mosque was built over a temple, contested by advocates citing lack of evidence and communal harmony concerns.
A court-ordered survey was conducted in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, to investigate claims that a mosque was built on the site of an ancient Hindu temple demolished by Mughal emperor Babar in 1529. The Supreme Court lawyer, Vishnu Shankar Jain, named multiple parties in the case, while local MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq opposed the claims.