In what has become an all-too-familiar pattern of violence, Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh turned into a battlefield yesterday when a violent Islamist mob of over 2,000 gathered outside the Jama Masjid during a court-ordered survey. This incident, marred by stone-pelting, arson, and attacks on law enforcement, serves as yet another reminder of the challenges authorities face in upholding law and order in such volatile situations.
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