46 charged in Malpur violence cases

Five people have been charged with the murder of Kailash Mali, husband of Seoti Devi, former president of the Malpura Municipal committee and a member of the BJP. Mali, himself an accused in a previous incident of rioting, was stabbed to death by a group of people on July 10, leading to the communal riots. On July 14, Mali8217;s son lodged a case with the police and the five people were charged with the crime.

Another five people were chargesheeted on the basis of a complaint by Shahzad, whose brother and uncle were murdered the same day during the rioting. Yet another five people were chargesheeted for the murder of a man and his son after the man8217;s father registered a complaint. Two more people will be chargesheeted in this case later, sources said.

Twenty-six people have been charged for an attack on a place of worship, rioting and burning of a shopkeeper8217;s cabin. A total of 25 persons were earlier chargesheeted for an attack on the house of a woman, followed by her murder at Tordi Sagar village near Malpura. The case had been lodgedby the victim8217;s brother-in-law.