Muzaffarnagar riots CASE: U.P. COURT ACQUITS 23
Meerut, Feb. 8 -- A local court in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday acquitted 23 people accused of murder, arson, vandalism and looting in a case linked to the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, citing lack of evidence, senior defence counsel Satyendra Kumar Singh said.
According to the prosecution, the mob vandalised and looted several houses before setting them on fire in Mohammadpur Raisingh village.
During the violence, a villager, Raheesuddin, was killed. "After examining the evidence, the court concluded that the prosecution failed to establish the charges beyond reasonable doubt," Singh said. P7...
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