SAMBHAL (UP) — Three people were killed and scores of others, including around 20 security personnel, were injured as protesters opposing a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque here clashed with police on Sunday. The protesters torched vehicles and pelted stones at the police, who used tear gas and batons to disperse the mob. “Shots were fired by the miscreants… the PRO of the superintendent of police suffered a gunshot to the leg, the police circle officer was hit by pellets and 15 to 20 security personnel were injured in the violence,” Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh said. He said that a constable also suffered a serious head injury while the deputy collector fractured his leg. Tension has been brewing in Sambhal since Tuesday when the Jama Masjid was surveyed on the orders of a local court following a petition that claimed that a Harihar temple stood at the site. “Three people, identified as Naeem, Bilal and Nauman, have been killed,” Singh said, adding that preparations were underway for their post-mortem examination. Ten people, including two women, have been detained and a probe has been launched, an official said, adding some people even set afire some motorcycles parked on...