MEERUT, Aug. 29 -- Friday prayers were offered at Jama Masjid in Sambhal at 1:40 pm amid heightened security arrangements. Over 500 worshippers attended the congregation, while police and administrative officials ensured strict vigilance in and around the mosque.

Superintendent of police Rajesh Kumar Srivastava confirmed that the prayers were offered peacefully amid adequate security arrangements a day after the three-member judicial panel submitted its 450-page report on the Sambhal violence to chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The worshippers appealed to the CM to make the report public in the interest of all communities.

Personnel from six police stations, along with Rapid Response Force (RRF) units, were deployed in the area. The loca...