Tension has been brewing in Sambhal since Tuesday when the Jama Masjid was surveyed on the orders of a local court following a petition that claimed that a Harihar temple stood at the site

Three persons were killed in firing as violence erupted during the court-ordered survey of a mosque in Sambhal district in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, officials said.

Three persons were killed in the violence that erupted during the survey of a mosque in Sambhal district in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

Three people were killed and scores of others, including around 20 security personnel and four personnel of the administration, were injured as protesters opposing a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh clashed with police on Sunday.