Muzaffarnagar riots: Special court sentences BJP MLA to two years imprisonment
2 years, 2 months ago

Muzaffarnagar riots: Special court sentences BJP MLA to two years imprisonment

Hindustan Times  

BJP legislator Vikram Saini and 11 others were sentenced to two years imprisonment in a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case by a special MP/MLA court on Tuesday. The MLA and others were taken into custody and later granted bail on furnishing two sureties each of ₹25,000 for approaching the high court. The BJP MLA and 26 others were facing trial for their alleged role in the violence at Kawal village when a crowd was returning after the cremation of two Jat youths. The killing of the two youths - Gaurav and Sachin -and one Shahnawaz triggered the communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas in August and September 2013, claiming 60 lives and leaving 40,000 people displaced.

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Karnataka: BJP MLA Munirathna Charged in Intimidation and Atrocity Cases
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Karnataka: BJP MLA Munirathna Charged in Intimidation and Atrocity Cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Sleuths of Special Investigation Team under Criminal Investigation Department on Saturday submitted charge sheet to Special Court exclusively to deal with criminal cases against MPs/MLAs, Bengaluru against accused Bharatiya Janata Party Munirathna in intimidation and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act cases. Apart from being booked in SC/ST Act, the BJP MLA is also booked under 153, 153 A, …

Accused Convicted in Caste-Based Assault Case in Srikakulam
1 month ago

Accused Convicted in Caste-Based Assault Case in Srikakulam

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The special court for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes has sentenced N. Mukunda Reddy to three years of imprisonment for a caste-based assault that occurred in April 2022. Phanikumar, sentencing Mukunda Reddy under Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act to three years of simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000. According to court …

Karnataka BJP MLA Munirathna and six others booked for alleged sexual harassment case
3 months ago

Karnataka BJP MLA Munirathna and six others booked for alleged sexual harassment case

Hindustan Times  

A case of alleged sexual harassment has been registered against Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and former minister Munirathna and six others in the Ramnagar district of Karnataka. Apart from the BJP MLA Munirathna, six other individuals have been charged in the case, including Vijay Kumar, Sudhakara, Kiran Kumar, Lohit Gowda, Manjunath and Loki. Munirathna was taken into custody on September …

Who Was Mukhtar Ansari? 'Bahubali' Gangster Of UP Who Was Convicted For BJP MLA's Murder
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Who Was Mukhtar Ansari? 'Bahubali' Gangster Of UP Who Was Convicted For BJP MLA's Murder

News 18  

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died after he suffered a heart attack in jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district on Thursday. A convicted gangster and politician from Uttar Pradesh, 61-year-old Mukhtar Ansari had been elected as MLA from the Mau constituency five times, including twice as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate. Mukhtar Ansari was convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment …

Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari hospitalised
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari hospitalised

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow, Mar 26 Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was admitted to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district early Tuesday after he complained of abdominal pain. According to a medical bulletin issued by the Banda Medical College, Mukhtar's condition is stable "Mukhtar Ansari was admitted there at 3.55 am with complain of pain in abdomen.Patient is admitted and conservative treatment has …

Mukhtar sentenced to life imprisonment in gun licence case
9 months, 1 week ago

Mukhtar sentenced to life imprisonment in gun licence case

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW/VARANASI: Incarcerated mafioso-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who has been behind bars in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005, was sentenced to a life term by a Varanasi MP/MLA court on Wednesday in a case of fraudulently obtaining an arms licence around 34 years ago. Varanasi additional district government counsel, Vinay Kumar Singh, informed that the court sentenced a life term under …

Mukhtar Ansari, gangster-turned-politician, sentenced to life imprisonment in 36-year-old case
9 months, 1 week ago

Mukhtar Ansari, gangster-turned-politician, sentenced to life imprisonment in 36-year-old case

Hindustan Times  

Mukhtar Ansari was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment in a 36-year-old fake arms licence case by a special MP/MLA court in Varanasi. After hearing the matter, MP/MLA court of Special Judge Avnish Gautam convicted Mukhtar guilty in the case under section 428, 467, 468, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and section 30 of the Arms Act, Singh said. …

Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha Constituency Election 2024 BJP Sanjeev Baliyan 2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots SP Harendra Malik VIP Seat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha Constituency Election 2024 BJP Sanjeev Baliyan 2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots SP Harendra Malik VIP Seat

ABP News  

Muzaffarnagar, infamous for the 2013 riots, is one of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. Riots That Catapulted Sanjeev Baliyan Into Limelight Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan walked into the Lok Sabha for the first time in 2014 riding on the back of a thumping victory, winning nearly 60% of the 11 lakh votes caste. Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha Seat …

Delhi court frames charges of attempt to murder and rioting against Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi, and 11 others
11 months ago

Delhi court frames charges of attempt to murder and rioting against Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi, and 11 others

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Friday framed charges of attempt to murder, rioting and unlawful assembly against former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi, and 11 others in a case pertaining to the northeast Delhi riots of 2020. The judge maintained that, prima facie, there were grounds for presuming that the accused persons, including Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi, Vikram Pratap, Samir …

Delhi Riots: Court Frames Attempt To Murder Charges Against Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi & Others; Discharges Them Under Arms Act
11 months ago

Delhi Riots: Court Frames Attempt To Murder Charges Against Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi & Others; Discharges Them Under Arms Act

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Friday framed charges of rioting, unlawful assembly and attempt to murder against former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi and 11 others in a case concerning the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Both Ishrat Jahan and Khalid Saifi were also arrested in FIR 59 of 2020, the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy into the riots being …

2020 Delhi riots: Court frames attempt to murder, rioting charges against ex-Cong councillor Ishrat Jahan, others
11 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: Court frames attempt to murder, rioting charges against ex-Cong councillor Ishrat Jahan, others

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A city court has ordered the framing of charges of attempt to murder and rioting against former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan, activist Khalid Saifi and eleven others in connection with a case relating to the 2020 Delhi riots. Yameen alias Yameen Coolerwala and Sharif Khan alias Sharif Khureji -- are named in the FIR registered at Jagat Puri …

Mukhtar Ansari awarded prison term in seventh case in 15 months
1 year ago

Mukhtar Ansari awarded prison term in seventh case in 15 months

Hindustan Times  

Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who has been behind bars in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005, has been awarded prison terms in seven cases in the last fifteen months. This was the seventh case in which Mukhtar Ansari was convicted and given punishments since September 2022, UP Police special director general Prashant Kumar said On Friday, the Varanasi MP/MLA court sentenced …

Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari convicted in 14-year-old Gangster Act case
1 year, 1 month ago

Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari convicted in 14-year-old Gangster Act case

India Today  

A Gazipur court on Thursday held gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari guilty in a case of the Gangster Act which was lodged against him in 2009 by the Gazipur Police. In 2009, Ansari was booked by the Gazipur Police under the Gangster Act after he was accused of hatching a conspiracy in connection with the murder of one Kapil Dev Singh, who …

2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots: UP Court Convicts Two In A Case Of Gang Rape, Awarded 20-Year Rigorous Imprisonment
1 year, 7 months ago

2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots: UP Court Convicts Two In A Case Of Gang Rape, Awarded 20-Year Rigorous Imprisonment

Live Law  

A trial court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district today CONVICTED 2 accused in a case of gang rape of a woman during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots under Section 376, 376-D and 506 IPC. BREAKING: pic.twitter.com/WAyOZrLbOi A trial court in UP's Muzaffarnagar CONVICTS 2 accused in a case of gang rape of a 27-year-old woman during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots under …

Mukhtar Ansari's brother Afzal, a BSP MP, to lose his Lok Sabha seat soon?
1 year, 7 months ago

Mukhtar Ansari's brother Afzal, a BSP MP, to lose his Lok Sabha seat soon?

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party MP Afzal Ansari was convicted on Saturday in a kidnapping and murder case pertaining to the killing of Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Krishnanand Rai, the same case his brother and gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari was convicted and sentenced earlier today. Afzal Ansari, brother of Mukhtar Ansari An MP MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur sentenced Afzal to four …

BJP MLA kidnapping & murder case: Mukhtar Ansari gets 10 yrs in jail, his brother Afzal sentenced to 4 yrs imprisonment
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP MLA kidnapping & murder case: Mukhtar Ansari gets 10 yrs in jail, his brother Afzal sentenced to 4 yrs imprisonment

Firstpost  

An MP MLA court in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur on Saturday convicted jailed mafia Mukhtar Ansari in the case of kidnapping and murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai and sentenced him to 10 years in jail. Earlier on 18 January, Allahabad High Court dismissed the 15 March order of the Ghazipur MP/MLA Court, which allowed Ansari to be kept in a …

Mukhtar Ansari gets 10 years jail term in kidnapping, murder case
1 year, 7 months ago

Mukhtar Ansari gets 10 years jail term in kidnapping, murder case

The Hindu  

A MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur on Saturday convicted jailed criminal-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in a murder and kidnapping case. Mr. Ansari’s elder brother and Bahujan Samaj Party Lok Sabha member Afzal Ansari has also been convicted in the same case and sentenced to four years in prison. The trial of the case took place under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters …

Mukhtar Ansari convicted in kidnapping, murder case, gets 10-year jail term
1 year, 7 months ago

Mukhtar Ansari convicted in kidnapping, murder case, gets 10-year jail term

Hindustan Times  

The Ghazipur's MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday convicted jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in a kidnapping and murder case of Bharatiya Janata MLA Krishnanand Rai and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment. In January, the police had registered a murder case against Mukhtar Ansari in connection to the 2001 'Usri Chatti' gang war incident. On January 18, Allahabad high …

SP alleges double standards in disqualification of convicted BJP MLAs
1 year, 10 months ago

SP alleges double standards in disqualification of convicted BJP MLAs

The Hindu  

After Samajwadi Party MLA from the Suar Assembly segment Abdullah Azam Khan was disqualified as Uttar Pradesh MLA within 48 hours of his conviction by a Moradabad court in a 15-year-old case, the Opposition raised question over the prompt action by the Legislative Assembly, alleging different interpretation of the law for members of the ruling party and the Opposition. “While …

Lucknow Court Sentences Man to Death Over Attack on Cops at Gorakhnath Temple
1 year, 10 months ago

Lucknow Court Sentences Man to Death Over Attack on Cops at Gorakhnath Temple

The Quint  

A trial court on Monday, 30 January, awarded a death penalty to a 30-year-old man, identifying as Ahmed Murtaza Abbasi, a year after he allegedly attacked and injured two police constables around the Gorakhnath temple in Uttar Pradesh. The incident: On 3 April 2022, while Abbasi was allegedly trying to forcibly enter the temple, he attacked two PAC personnel with …

UP Court Convicts Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari In A 26-Year-Old Gangster Act Case, Sentenced To 10 Year In Jail
2 years ago

UP Court Convicts Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari In A 26-Year-Old Gangster Act Case, Sentenced To 10 Year In Jail

Live Law  

A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur District yesterday convicted former MLA Mukhtar Ansari and his aide in a 26-year-old Gangster Case. He has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.Ghazipur ADJ-I MP/MLA Court, Durgesh also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh each on Ansari and his accomplice Bhim Singh. A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur District yesterday convicted former …

Allahabad HC Suspends Sentence for BJP MLA Disqualified in 2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots Case
2 years, 1 month ago

Allahabad HC Suspends Sentence for BJP MLA Disqualified in 2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots Case

News 18  

The Allahabad High Court has suspended the sentence handed out to disqualified BJP MLA Vikram Saini in a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case and has listed the hearing for the suspension of his conviction for Monday. A court in Muzaffarnagar, on October 11, had sentenced Saini, an MLA from Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar, and 10 others to two years imprisonment in a …

Muzaffarnagar Riots 2013 Case: Allahabad High Court Suspends Sentence Imposed On Disqualified BJP MLA Vikram Saini
2 years, 1 month ago

Muzaffarnagar Riots 2013 Case: Allahabad High Court Suspends Sentence Imposed On Disqualified BJP MLA Vikram Saini

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Friday suspended the 2-year-old sentence imposed on BJP MLA, Vikram Saini in connection with the 2013 Muzaffar Nagar riots case. The bench of Justice Samit Gopal suspended his sentence and granted him bail while admitting an appeal filed by Saini challenging his conviction under charges relating to Section 147, 148, 336, 353 assault or criminal …

Muzaffarnagar riots: Notification declares BJP MLA Vikram Saini's disqualification from assembly
2 years, 1 month ago

Muzaffarnagar riots: Notification declares BJP MLA Vikram Saini's disqualification from assembly

India TV News  

The notification declaring the disqualification of Vikram Saini, the convicted Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Khatauli from the UP Assembly was issued on Monday. Saini and 11 others were sentenced to two years imprisonment in a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case by a special MP/MLA court on October 11. The BJP MLA and 26 others were facing trial for their alleged …

RLD chief demands decision on disqualification of convicted BJP MLA
2 years, 1 month ago

RLD chief demands decision on disqualification of convicted BJP MLA

The Hindu  

Raising concerns over a different interpretation of the law for members of the ruling party and Opposition, the Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Singh on Tuesday wrote a letter to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana. Mr. Singh said that while senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was almost immediately disqualified from the Assembly under the Representation of People …

Muzaffarnagar Riots: BJP MLA Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison, Gets Bail
2 years, 2 months ago

Muzaffarnagar Riots: BJP MLA Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison, Gets Bail

News 18  

The MP/MLA court in Muzaffarnagar awarded two years’ imprisonment to 12 people, including BJP MLA Vikram Saini, after they were convicted in a case of causing hindrance to government work during the violent protest after murder of two brothers that led to major violence in Muzaffarnagar district in 2013. Saini is sitting MLA from Khatauli assembly of Muzaffarnagar district. He …

BJP MLA among 12 sentenced to two years in prison in 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case
2 years, 2 months ago

BJP MLA among 12 sentenced to two years in prison in 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case

The Hindu  

A special court in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday sentenced BJP MLA from Khatauli, Vikram Saini, and 11 others to two years in prison for rioting and arson in a case linked to the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. The court of additional district and sessions judge Gopal Upadhyay sentenced the BJP MLA and 11 others to two years in prison along with …

Court Closes Case Against BJP Leader Vijayvargiya as MP Govt Does Not Decide on Sanction for Prosecution for 17 Years
2 years, 3 months ago

Court Closes Case Against BJP Leader Vijayvargiya as MP Govt Does Not Decide on Sanction for Prosecution for 17 Years

News 18  

A special court here has closed a case against BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya in an alleged `pension scam’ at the Indore Municipal Corporation as the Madhya Pradesh government did not give sanction to prosecute him and others for 17 years. Judge Mukesh Nath for a special court for cases against MPs and MLAs ordered closure of the proceedings against …

Yogi Adityanath attacks Akhilesh-Jayant jodi, accuses former CM of killing Jats during Muzaffarnagar riots
2 years, 10 months ago

Yogi Adityanath attacks Akhilesh-Jayant jodi, accuses former CM of killing Jats during Muzaffarnagar riots

India Today  

BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath upped the ante against his main challenger in the UP Assembly poll, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, on Wednesday. Addressing a poll rally, Adityanath accused former chief minister of being involved in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. "This jodi - that has now come - of these two boys, similar jodi had …

Yogi blames 2013 rioting in Muzaffarnagar on Samajwadi Party
2 years, 10 months ago

Yogi blames 2013 rioting in Muzaffarnagar on Samajwadi Party

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claimed that more than 60 Hindus were killed and over 1,500 were put behind bars during the Muzaffarnagar riots and alleged that the Samajwadi Party’s red cap is “painted with the blood of innocent Ram bhakts.” He accused the party of helping culprits get away with the crime under its watch. While Union …

Farmers first or Hindus first? Jats in Muzaffarnagar face an odd dilemma
2 years, 10 months ago

Farmers first or Hindus first? Jats in Muzaffarnagar face an odd dilemma

Hindustan Times  

Muzaffarnagar: Fifty-four-year-old Dharam Pal Singh is sitting on his haunches, smoking a beedi, and lost in thought. I don’t know what to do.” Farmers protesting against farm laws at Ghazipur, New Delhi, October 29, 2021 Somewhere in personal conflict, and the eventual decision that Singh will take on polling day, lies the electoral fate of Muzaffarnagar, and perhaps all of …

Muzaffarnagar Riots Case: Local Court Acquits Four Accused Due to Lack of Evidence
2 years, 11 months ago

Muzaffarnagar Riots Case: Local Court Acquits Four Accused Due to Lack of Evidence

News 18  

A local court has acquitted the four accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots case due to lack of evidence. On September 28, 2013, the victims, Naeem and his two brothers, Nadeem and Shaukat, residents of Phugana village, had filed a case at Phugana police station alleging that the accused “Yogendra, Nitin Guddu and Vishal, along with dozens of other people” had …

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court
3 years ago

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi for SIT will continue his arguments today. Recapitulating his submissions so far, Senior Advocate, Mr Mukul Rohatgi, highlighted that the Petitioner is relying …

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court
3 years ago

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi for SIT will continue his arguments today. Recapitulating his submissions so far, Senior Advocate, Mr Mukul Rohatgi, highlighted that the Petitioner is relying …

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court
3 years ago

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi for SIT will continue his arguments today. Recapitulating his submissions so far, Senior Advocate, Mr Mukul Rohatgi, highlighted that the Petitioner is relying …

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court
3 years ago

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi for SIT will continue his arguments today. Recapitulating his submissions so far, Senior Advocate, Mr Mukul Rohatgi, highlighted that the Petitioner is relying …

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court
3 years ago

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi for SIT will continue his arguments today. Recapitulating his submissions so far, Senior Advocate, Mr Mukul Rohatgi, highlighted that the Petitioner is relying …

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court
3 years ago

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi for SIT will continue his arguments today. Recapitulating his submissions so far, Senior Advocate, Mr Mukul Rohatgi, highlighted that the Petitioner is relying …

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court
3 years ago

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi for SIT will continue his arguments today. Recapitulating his submissions so far, Senior Advocate, Mr Mukul Rohatgi, highlighted that the Petitioner is relying …

Gujarat Riots - No Appeal Filed Against Maya Kodnani's Acquittal; VHP Persons Appointed Prosecutors In Many Cases : Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Riots - No Appeal Filed Against Maya Kodnani's Acquittal; VHP Persons Appointed Prosecutors In Many Cases : Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

On Wednesday, to demonstrate the lack of proper investigation by the SIT in the Gujarat riots conspiracy case, Mr. Kapil Sibal pointed out to the Supreme Court that SIT has not challenged the Gujarat High Court's decision to acquit Maya Kodnani, former BJP MLA from Naroda, who was identified as the 'kingpin' in the Naroda Patiya massacre of 2002 by …

UP Govt Withdrew 77 Cases Relating To Muzaffarnagar Riots Without Giving Any Reason: Amicus Curiae Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 3 months ago

UP Govt Withdrew 77 Cases Relating To Muzaffarnagar Riots Without Giving Any Reason: Amicus Curiae Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court was today informed that the Uttar Pradesh Government has withdrawn 77 criminal cases, pertaining to the 2013 Muzzafarnagar Riots, without assigning any reasons. Some of these cases pertained to offences punishable with a life term.The development comes in the case concerning speedy disposal of cases against lawmakers, filed by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay. The development comes in the …

77 Muzaffarnagar Riots Cases Withdrawn by UP Without Any Reason, SC Told
3 years, 3 months ago

77 Muzaffarnagar Riots Cases Withdrawn by UP Without Any Reason, SC Told

News 18  

The Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday that the Uttar Pradesh government has withdrawn 77 cases in connection with 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots under section 321 of the CrPC, without giving any reasons. The report said the state government has informed the amicus that 510 cases relating to Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013 were registered in five districts of Meerut zone against …

BJP's Vikram Saini Gets Bail in Muzzafarnagar Riots Case after Surrendering Before Court
3 years, 8 months ago

BJP's Vikram Saini Gets Bail in Muzzafarnagar Riots Case after Surrendering Before Court

News 18  

BJP MLA Vikram Saini surrendered before a court here on Monday in a case related to defiling a place of worship and triggering communal hatred during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. A judge of the special court granted bail to Saini, the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Khatauli, on condition that he furnishes two sureties of Rs 25,000 each. The Muzaffarnagar …

Muzaffarnagar Riots Cases Dropped Against BJP Leaders: Flawed Law?
3 years, 8 months ago

Muzaffarnagar Riots Cases Dropped Against BJP Leaders: Flawed Law?

The Quint  

The withdrawal of prosecution against BJP leaders in the Muzaffarnagar riots case was a travesty of justice in the making. Section 321 has been time and again used by state governments to exonerate their foot soldiers, and even prominent leaders. In 2018, the BJP government in Haryana also withdrew cases relating to violence during the Jat agitation of February 2016. …

2013 Muzaffarnagar riots: Court allows withdrawal of cases against BJP leaders
3 years, 8 months ago

2013 Muzaffarnagar riots: Court allows withdrawal of cases against BJP leaders

Firstpost  

Muzaffarnagar: A local court allowed the withdrawal of a case of inciting violence against 12 BJP leaders, including Uttar Pradesh minister Suresh Rana, BJP MLA Sangit Som, former BJP MP Bhartendu Singh and VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi, in connection with the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. Judge of the special court, Ram Sudh Singh on Friday allowed the government counsel to withdraw …

2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots: Court Allows to Withdraw Case Against 12 BJP Leaders Including Suresh Rana, Sangit Som
3 years, 8 months ago

2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots: Court Allows to Withdraw Case Against 12 BJP Leaders Including Suresh Rana, Sangit Som

News 18  

A local court allowed to withdraw a case of inciting violence against 12 BJP leaders, including Uttar Pradesh minister Suresh Rana, BJP MLA Sangit Som, former BJP MP Bhartendu Singh and VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi, in connection with the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case. Judge of the special court, Ram Sudh Singh on Friday allowed the government counsel to withdraw the …

2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots: Court Acquits 6 Accused of Promoting Religious Enmity
3 years, 8 months ago

2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots: Court Acquits 6 Accused of Promoting Religious Enmity

News 18  

A local court has acquitted six people accused of promoting religious enmity and committing other offences during the 2013 communal riots in Muzaffarnagar district due to insufficient evidence. Umesh, Devendra, Pintu, Lalut Kumar, Vinod and Arvind were booked by the special investigation team probing the riots cases under sections 153A, 147, 392, and 436 of the IPC. Additional District Sessions …

2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots: Lawmakers Court Defers Hearing on Plea to Withdraw Cases Against BJP Leaders
3 years, 11 months ago

2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots: Lawmakers Court Defers Hearing on Plea to Withdraw Cases Against BJP Leaders

News 18  

A special court for lawmakers on Monday deferred the hearing on an Uttar Pradesh government's plea to withdraw some cases against some BJP leaders' alleged bid to deter public servants from discharging their duties during the 2013 communal riots in Muzaffarnagar. Special Judge Ram Sindh Singh slated January 29 to hear arguments on the government plea. The leaders against whom …

Muzaffarnagar Riots: Mayawati Demands Withdrawal of Cases Against All Oppn Leaders
3 years, 11 months ago

Muzaffarnagar Riots: Mayawati Demands Withdrawal of Cases Against All Oppn Leaders

News 18  

BSP president Mayawati on Friday demanded that cases lodged against Opposition leaders in the state should be withdrawn as is being done with cases on BJP leaders in connection of the Muzaffarnagar communal riots. “In addition to withdrawal of cases filed in the spirit of ‘political malice’ against BJP leaders in UP, similar cases lodged against all opposition leaders should …

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