The prime accused in the 2024 Sambhal violence case has been traced abroad and efforts are underway to extradite him to India with the help of intelligence agencies and Interpol, police said on Thursday.

Sharik Sata, along with his associates, had planned the violence in Sambhal the same day the second survey of Shahi Jama Masjid was conducted on November 24 last year, resulting in the death of four persons and injuries to 29 policemen, Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishna Kumar Bishnoi told reporters.

Another accused, Mulla Afroz, an aide of Sharik and currently lodged in Moradabad jail, has been booked under the National Security Act (NSA), the SP said.

Bishnoi added that Afroz faces 11 criminal cases and has a history of serious crimes, including loot and murder. He was also involve

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