Police said the incident occurred on October 8 at the historic Jama Masjid in Mohalla Kot Purvi under the Sambhal Kotwali area. An ASI team from the Meerut division, led by officer Vinod Kumar Rawat, had arrived to assess the mosque’s condition for conservation work. During the inspection, committee member Hafiz called Mohammad Kashif Khan to the site, and both allegedly stopped the ASI officers from entering the main dome area.
