Sambhal remained tense during the night and the police maintained a strict vigil. The idea is to prove that there was a Temple earlier in place of the Masjid in Sambhal.
Chaos erupted in Sambhal Sunday when a court-ordered survey of the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid led to violent clashes between the locals and the police. The mosque is at the centre of a contentious legal battle over claims that it was built on the site of a Hindu temple.
The protesters also set some vehicles on fire and threw stones at the police, who used tear gas and batons to disperse the mob.There are reports that two of them were killed in the violence.
The bullets fired from the country-made pistols killed the two people it is reported.
In the chaos, about 20 police personnel were also injured. A constable, who suffered an injury to the head, is said to be critical Twenty-one people, including two women, have been detained and a probe has been launched, an official said, adding that those accused in the violence would be booked under the stringent National Security Act (NSA).
