Muzaffarnagar riots: Case against three persons transferred to sessions court

During the Muzaffarnagar riots, the house of Ikbal was allegedly burnt and his property damaged by the rioters at Lisadh village in the district in 2013.

• By: PTI
• Muzaffarnagar | June 7, 2017 12:23 PM IST
1 min read

A local court has transferred a case to a sessions court against three persons who were accused of burning a house during the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Jitender Kumar on Tuesday evening asked the accused Monu Balmiki, Raju and Ankit to appear before the sessions court for trial on July 5.

According to prosecutor Gopal Gupta, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the riot cases has filed charge sheet against three accused Monu Balmiki, Raju and Ankit under section 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house) and 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) of the IPC.

You have exhausted your
monthly limit of free stories.

Read more stories for free
with an Express account.

Register

Already have an account? Sign In

This story requires a subscription

Select a plan and use DIWALI10 code to get 10% extra off

POPULAR

EXPRESS EDGE

Daily ePaper access

Premium stories & archives

UPSC Section + UPSC Essentials Magazine

Starts at ₹117/month

Best for news lovers

UPSC PACK

Daily ePaper access

Premium stories & archives

UPSC Section + UPSC Essentials Magazine

Starts at ₹133/month

Best for UPSC aspirants

Already a subscriber? Sign in

This premium article is free for now.

Register to continue reading this story

Free Read

Already have an account? Sign In

This story requires a subscription

Select a plan and use DIWALI10 code to get 10% extra off

POPULAR

EXPRESS EDGE

Daily ePaper access

Premium stories & archives

UPSC Section + UPSC Essentials Magazine

Starts at ₹117/month

Best for news lovers

UPSC PACK

Daily ePaper access

Premium stories & archives

UPSC Section + UPSC Essentials Magazine

Starts at ₹133/month

Best for UPSC aspirants

This content is exclusive for our subscribers.

Subscribe now to get unlimited access to The Indian Express exclusive and premium stories.

Continue

Already a subscriber? Sign In

During the Muzaffarnagar riots, the house of Ikbal was allegedly burnt and his property damaged by the rioters at Lisadh village in the district in 2013.

From the homepage

‘Regime change’ conspiracy behind 2020 riots, Delhi Police tell SC; oppose bail to accused

RJD’s challenge in Siwan: Shahabuddin is dead. Long live Shahabuddin

‘I had money, I paid. What will poor do?’: Retired BPCL CFO’s post on bribery ordeal after daughter’s death goes viral; 2 Bengaluru cops suspended