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Yogi Adityanath govt restored peace in Kairana, claims 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots accused Suresh Rana
•Arriving in his home district after being promoted as a Cabinet minister in the Uttar Pradesh government, Muzaffarnagar riots accused Suresh Rana on Wednesday again brought up allegations that many Hindu families were forced to migrate from Kairana a few years ago
Court acquits two accused of robbery during 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, says prosecution failed to find them guilty
•A court acquitted two people accused of robbery during the 2013 communal riots in Muzaffarnagar district, saying the prosecution failed to prove they were guilty.
Muzaffarnagar riots case: Local court acquits 12 people due to lack of evidence; three witnesses including complainant had turned hostile
•A local court has acquitted 12 people due to lack of evidence in connection with the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case. During hearing, three witnesses, including complainant Mohammed Suleman, turned hostile and did not support the prosecution.
All 7 convicts in 2013 Kawal murders that had triggered Muzaffarnagar riots, given life imprisonment by local court
Fp Staff •A day after being convicted, all the 7 accused in the Kawal murder case from 2013, which had triggered riots in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar have been awarded life imprisonment by a local court.
Seven held guilty for killing two youths that led to 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, quantum of sentence on Friday
•A local court Wednesday held seven men guilty of killing two youths in Kawal village in an attack which is said to have triggered the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots that led to killings of over 60 people
Congress betrays political heritage by invoking NSA for cow slaughter, risks compromising opposition to BJP
Suhit K Sen •The politics of majoritarian mobilisation is central to the BJP’s political philosophy, the Congress, on the other hand, has historically been a broad church. It will never be able to compete on this terrain with conviction
Yogi Adityanath govt recommends withdrawal of 38 criminal cases against over 100 accused in Muzaffarnagar riots
Fp Staff •The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has recommended withdrawal of 38 cases against more than 100 accused in the deadly riots in Muzaffarnagar district that claimed at least 60 lives and displaced over 50,000 people
Uttar Pradesh govt to withdraw 18 cases related to Muzaffarnagar riots, asks district authorities to approach court
•The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to withdraw 18 cases related to the Muzaffarnagar riots and asked the district authorities to approach the court.
NIA anti-terror raids: Islamic State might be dead abroad, but hate politics is fuelling its resurrection in India
Praveen •In interrogations by the NIA, half the suspects said communalism — ranging from riots to compulsory yoga practice — led them to join the Islamic State. Barely half of them cited the global Islamist project that underpins the Islamic State
Accused in Muzaffarnagar riots case found dead under mysterious circumstances; family alleges murder
•An accused in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case was found dead in Sikheda village. The body of Sodan Singh was found hanging from a noose near a tubewell on Sunday.