Kumar Bahukhandi
Sambhal ruckus – Photo : Samvad News Agency (UP)
The charge sheet has been filed by the investigating officer in the court on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. It is known that after the uproar on 24 November 2024, 12 cases were registered in Sambhal Kotwali and Nakhasa police station. This included four murder cases.
Sambhal (UP) : The SIT has filed a chargesheet in the District and session Court against 23 accused including MP Ziaur Rahman Barq, who were accused in the ruckus during the Jama Masjid survey. Suhail Iqbal, son of MP and MLA Iqbal Mahmood, was made a named accused in case crime number 335/24. Other unknown accused were involved. In the same case, after the role of Jama Masjid Committee’s Sadar Zafar Ali Advocate came to light, he was also arrested. Now the SIT has filed a chargesheet against 23 accused including the MP on the basis of findings .
SP Krishna Kumar Bishnoi said that the SIT has completed the investigation on the basis of facts. The chargesheet has been filed by the investigator in the court on Wednesday June 18, 2025 . It is known that after the ruckus on 24 November 2024, 12 cases were registered in Sambhal Kotwali and Nakhasa police station. That included four murder cases. The SIT was entrusted with the investigation of these cases. Charge sheets of 10 cases were filed in the court by the SIT. The case in which the sons of the MP and the MLA were made named accused was also being considered as the main case by the police in this entire riot.
MP accused of giving provocative speech and MLA’s son accused of instigating
According to the FIR registered in case crime number 335/24 in the riot near Jama Masjid, MP Ziaur Rahman Barq was accused of giving provocative speech before the riot. While on the day of the riot, MLA’s son Suhail Iqbal is accused of instigating the crowd. Later, the MP was accused of asking to stop the survey and gather the crowd before the riot. Many other similar allegations have been made against the MP.
