Meerut, March 1 -- A three-member judicial inquiry commission constituted by the state government to investigate the violence in Sambhal in November last year arrived in the city on Friday. Statements from locals, officials and other government employees who were present at the scene during the unrest were recorded.

The commission will continue recording the statements at the PWD guest house on Saturday.

On its first day, the commission recorded the statements from officials and other employees of the local administration, police and the health department. Written information was gathered regarding the injured persons and police personnel injured during the violence. Statements from 29 individuals were recorded, a member of the probe co...