Muzaffarnagar riots: Court allows UP to withdraw case against 12 BJP leaders including Sangeet Som

These leaders also include state minister Suresh Rana, former MP Bharatendra Singh and Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Prachi.

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· Mar 28, 2021 · 11:39 am

Muzaffarnagar riots: Court accepts SIT closure report clearing BJP MLA Sangeet Som

The legislator was accused of uploading an inflammatory video, which allegedly triggered the communal violence in the district and adjoining areas in 2013.

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· Mar 10, 2021 · 10:48 am

Muzaffarnagar riots: Two brothers killed in 2013 were ‘immoral, characterless’, alleges Adityanath

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister claimed that the murder of Nawab and Shahid had nothing to do with the riots.

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· Jul 25, 2019 · 12:02 pm

2013 Muzaffarnagar riots: Court dismisses non-bailable warrants against BJP legislators

Uttar Pradesh minister Suresh Rana, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Sangeet Som and MP Bhartendu Singh are accused of inciting violence against Muslims.

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· Dec 24, 2017 · 07:19 pm

In Muzaffarnagar, rape videos herald death, judgement and communal incitement

Instead of the intersection of technology and sexual violence, and the need to investigate it, the detail that has gripped the tinderbox region is the religion of the alleged rapists.

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· Jan 27, 2016 · 09:15 am

LeT operatives said to have visited Muzaffarnagar. Why is anyone surprised?

Attempts to withdraw cases against mob leaders breeds deadly frustration, as previous riots demonstrate.

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· Jan 08, 2014 · 08:30 am

Riot camps to be closed but victims have nowhere to go

Move is likely to alienate Samajwadi Party's crucial Muslim support base.

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· Jan 01, 2014 · 08:30 am