Cops Gather Evidence to Establish Satha's Role in Inciting Sambhal Violence

The police are collecting evidence to establish the role of Dubai-based gangster Shariq Satha as the main conspirator in inciting violence during the court-ordered survey of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal on November 24, 2024, said officials.

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW:

"After the arrest of his key aide Ghulam on February 20, we are getting evidence about Shariq Satha's involvement in the violence. Besides information from Ghulam that he supplied firearms and ammunition to other gang members to kill people during the protest, the police have retrieved multiple digital evidences from Satha's phone," said ASP, North (Sambhal) Shirish Chandra. He said Satha's wife had also been quizzed regarding his whereabouts.