Bail in Muzaffarnagar riots cases challenged in HC

February 02, 2014 14:26

The SIT, probing the Muzaffarnagar riots, has filed affidavits in the Allahabad High Court in support of petitions by district authorities seeking cancellation of bail granted to accused in last year's violence by lower court.

District authorities have filed more than 45 petitions seeking cancellation of bail granted to riots accused, including three BJP MLAs Sangeet Som, Suresh Rana, Bhartendu Singh and other activists and community leaders, district government counsel Dushyant Tyagi said. According to SIT sources, its officials are filing affidavits in support of the petitions by the district administration for cancellations of bails.

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