As Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police continue the task of evidence collection after the 24 November Sambhal violence over a court-ordered mosque survey, a Pakistan connection has now emerged in the case.

The Gandhis had on Tuesday announced their visit to Sambhal, where four persons were killed and several policemen injured during clashes over a court-ordered survey at the Shahi Jama Masjid on November 24.

Despite a directive barring outsiders from entering violence-hit Sambhal, Rahul Gandhi plans to visit. The district’s administration warns that his presence could escalate tensions following deadly clashes over a mosque survey.

Discovered cartridge cases from Pakistan and America at the Sambhal riot site have sparked concerns about weapon origins. Forensic teams are investigating, and police might involve NIA amidst rising political tension as opposition leaders raise questions.

Police recovered a total of six cartridges from the drains at the site of violence, and found that one of them was made in Pakistan and another in the US.

The Sambhal police have uncovered a potential link between the recent violence in the region and Pakistan after recovering six cartridges from the incident site on Tuesday. One of the cartridges, a 9mm round,

Times Now has accessed the image of Pakistan ordinance factory-made empty cartridges recovered from the site where the violence broke out in Sambhal last week.