Security continued to remain heightened in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district which was marred with violence over a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in the town. The administration also extended a ban on the entry of outsiders and public representatives into the area till December 10 to maintain "peace and order.

In order to maintain law and order the Sambhal district administration has prohibited the entry of outsiders till December 10.

Sambhal District Magistrate said to maintain peace and order, the imposition of Section 163 of the BNSS in the district has been extended to Dec 31

Several Samajwadi Party (SP) lawmakers, including its Sambhal MP, were stopped from entering the violence-hit Sambhal district on Saturday as the administration extended a ban on the entry of outsider

A Samajwadi Party delegation heading to violence-hit Sambhal were detained after the district administration prohibited the entry of outsiders there till December 10, drawing criticism from its chief Akhilesh Yadav.

On his visit to Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh Assembly LoP and Samajwadi party leader Mata Prasad Pandey asserted that Sambhal DM asked him not to visit there. On Saturday, Pandey criticised the administration for deploying police outside his residence without notice.

Sambhal district bans outsiders amid violence, SP delegation barred, Congress to visit, tension over Jama Masjid survey.