CBI chargesheets 11 persons in two cases pertaining to Jat protests

The CBI has charged nine persons for rioting in connection with a breach in the Munak canal during the Jat reservation protests in 2016, officials said on Thursday.

In its chargesheet filed in a Panchkula special court against the nine persons -- residents of Sonipat and Panipat -- the agency has accused them of rioting, obstructing the work of government officials and unlawful assembly among others.

Those chargesheeted are -- Rajesh, Satbir, Virender, Devender, Jagbir, Raj Kamal and Arun, all residents of Sonipat, and Jai Kishan and Satbir of Panipat, the officials said.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has also filed a separate chargesheet against two persons--Bhupender and Anil from Rohtak -- in connection with the arson at the Hari Bhumi press during the protests, they said.

The agency had registered a total of nine cases related to violence during the protests, the officials added.

The breach in the Munak canal by alleged rioters demanding reservation for the Jat community had resulted in disruption of water supply to the national capital on February 21, 2016.

The Delhi Jal Board supplies around 900 MGD of water daily, out of which around 600 MGD of raw water comes from the Munak canal.

Large-scale violence took place in Haryana in Fabruary, 2016 as protesters demanded OBC quota for the Jat community in government jobs.