The Uttar Pradesh government has appointed retired Allahabad High Court judge Devendra Kumar Arora to lead a three-member committee investigating the November 24 violence at the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, which left four people dead.
The committee will examine the causes of the incident, triggered during a survey of the Mughal-era mosque, and recommend preventive measures.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court will on Friday hear a plea by the mosque's management committee challenging a November 19 district court order that mandated the survey. The plea claims the order lacked legal basis and heightened local tensions.
The state has assured a fair probe while the legal dispute over the survey continues.
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