Muzaffarnagar riots

Ex-MP, Muzaffarnagar riots accused Kadir Rana back in SP

October 18, 2021 2:06 am

Kadir Rana had been named in a hate speech case and chargesheet was filed against him. He was elected MP from Muzaffarnagar in 2009 on a BSP ticket.

UP withdrew 77 Muzaffarnagar riots cases without giving reason, SC told

August 25, 2021 7:45 am

The recommendation was part of the report on data relating to pending cases against legislators submitted by Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria, who was appointed to assist the court as amicus curiae in the matter.

2013 Muzaffarnagar riots: Court allows to withdraw case against MLA Sangit Som, other BJP leaders

March 27, 2021 1:33 pm

Judge of the special court, Ram Sudh Singh on Friday allowed the government counsel to withdraw the case.

Muzaffarnagar riots: UP seeks to withdraw case against 3 BJP MLAs

December 24, 2020 7:28 am

The accused in the case filed at Shikheda police station include Sangeet Som, MLA from Sardhana (Meerut); Suresh Rana, MLA from Thana Bhawan (Shamli); and Kapil Dev, who represents the Muzaffarnagar Sadar seat in the Assembly; apart from Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi.

Yogi Adityanath: ‘Brothers killed in 2013 immoral, not linked to Muzaffarnagar riots’

July 25, 2019 6:47 am

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has informed the Assembly that the probe has made it clear that the murder of two brothers - Nawab and Shahid - has nothing to do with the riots.

Muzaffarnagar riots: Attach properties of six absconding accused, orders court

May 08, 2019 3:22 am

The alleged murder is said to have triggered the killing of two youths — Gaurav and Sachin —and the subsequent communal riots in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining districts.

Muzaffarnagar riots: Accused in murder case of eyewitness surrenders

May 05, 2019 12:54 pm

Toni, who was carrying a reward of Rs 25,000, surrendered on Saturday evening and the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Rakesh Gautam has sent him to judicial custody, said public prosecutor Gagan Saran.

Relief for ex-IPS officer Rahul Sharma as CAT allows his plea

December 25, 2018 3:11 am

Sharma has alleged that he was sidelined following his damning deposition before the Nanavati Commission, which probed the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case: Prime witness found hanging; cops suspect suicide, kin say murder

December 25, 2018 2:58 am

The body of Sodan Singh, 58, was found hanging from a hook near a tubewell. While police suspect it to be case of suicide, Sodan’s son Ravinder alleged his father was murdered.

Uttar Pradesh: Muzaffarnagar riot accused dead, cops probe revenge angle

November 12, 2018 7:01 am

Police are probing if the death was a result of revenge killing, with Kaala’s brother alleging some gunmen had barged into his home and shot him.

UP Elections 2017: Muzaffarnagar Revisited

June 22, 2020 7:11 pm

Does the Lok Sabha poll offer any hope to the Muzaffarnagar riot victims?

April 17, 2014 10:27 am

The Indian Express presents this report from ground zero