Zafar Ali
Zafar Ali is the president of the Shahi Jama Masjid committee and has been involved in significant controversies surrounding the mosque in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. He was arrested in connection with violence that erupted over a court-ordered survey of the mosque, which has been a focal point of communal tensions in the region. Ali has publicly asserted that police actions contributed to the violence, claiming that those who died during the protests were killed by police bullets. His arrest has raised concerns about the timing, as he was scheduled to testify before a judicial panel investigating the unrest.
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Zafar Ali is the mosque committee head who was jailed following the violence incident.
SC grants bail to 3 accused in Sambhal violence case after Allahabad HC rejects it | Meerut News
India· 2025-10-27
Shahi Jama Masjid committee president Zafar Ali was arrested for provoking violence and gathering a crowd.
Security tightened in Sambhal for last Friday prayers of Ramzan: Key points | India NewsIndia· 2025-03-28
Zafar Ali, the president of the Shahi Jama Masjid Committee in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested in connection with the violence that erupted on November 24 last year.
Sambhal violence case: Court denies interim bail to Shahi Jama Masjid president Zafar Ali | India NewsIndia· 2025-03-27
Zafar Ali, the head of Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid mosque committee, was arrested in connection with violence during a court-directed survey.
Sambhal violence: Shahi Jama Masjid head arrested, charges attract death penalty | Bareilly NewsIndia· 2025-03-24
Zafar Ali, the Shahi Jama Masjid committee president, was arrested in connection with the violence in Sambhal.
Sambhal violence: Police arrest Shahi Jama Masjid committee chief Zafar Ali | India NewsIndia· 2025-03-23
