Zafar Ali, Chairman of Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid Management Committee along with several others was booked for violating prohibitory orders after Zafar's release from prison. They were booked after a 40-km roadshow was taken out from UP's Moradabad to Sambhal after Ali's release on August 1. Zafar was arrested in March for violence during the mosque's survey in November 2024.