Muzaffarnagar riots: Yogi govt moves to withdraw cases against BJP leaders

Earlier, the state government had sent out letters to the Muzaffarnagar DM and SSP asking for their views on the withdrawal of criminal cases against BJP leaders who were allegedly involved

The 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots took a new turn when the Yogi Adityanath government initiated the process on withdrawal of all 131 cases, including 13 of murder and 11 of attempt to murder in both Muzaffarnagar and Shamli. 

Documents seen by The Indian Express revealed that the Uttar Pradesh government withdrew cases that included charges against IPC sections related to "heinous" crimes for which an accused, if found guilty can be sentenced to up to seven years in jail. 

Moreover, there are 16 cases under section 153 A on charges of promoting enmity on religious grounds, and two under section 295