Court acquits 6 accused of promoting religious enmity during Muzaffarnagar riotsUmesh, Devendra, Pintu, Lalut Kumar, Vinod and Arvind were booked by the special investigation team (SIT) probing the riots cases under sec...
27 Mar, 2021, 12.47 PM IST
In riot-hit UP village, man on a mission to bring Muslims back“Mussalman kharab hai? Ya Hindu kharab hai? Insaan kharab hai (Is the Muslim bad, or is the Hindu bad? I will say it is the person who is b...
09 Oct, 2018, 11.00 AM IST
Inspector transferred after 2013 riots inquiry reportThe inspector was posted in Liu during the 2013 riots, which left over 60 people dead in Muzaffarnagar and surrounding districts while thou...
12 Mar, 2016, 12.18 PM IST
Communal riots up 17% in 2015 under NDACommunal violence was up in 2015 by nearly 17% from the previous year, with Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka reporting highest numb...
25 Feb, 2016, 06.07 AM IST
Communal violence up 17% in 2015Communal Violence was up in 2015 by nearly 17% from the previous year with Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka reporting highest numbe...
24 Feb, 2016, 07.04 PM IST
Muzaffarnagar riots: SIT completes probe of 503 out of 510 casesThe Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots has completed the investigation of 503 out of the 510 cases.
07 Sep, 2015, 01.11 PM IST
Communal violence in the country up by 25% in first five months of 2015Home ministry data shows that 287 incidents of communal violence were reported between January and May this year compared to 232 in the fir...
21 Jul, 2015, 05.58 AM IST
Muzaffarnagar riots: Hadoli case shifted to sessions courtThe case is related to the communal riots that rocked Muzaffarnagar leaving 60 people dead while thousands of others were displaced.
22 May, 2015, 01.09 PM IST
Communal violence cases dropped by 22% from 2013 to 2014While Bihar saw 61 incidents last year against 63 in 2013, Karnataka saw 74 incidents of communal rioting against 73 in 2013.
09 Mar, 2015, 11.19 AM IST
Muzaffarnagar riots: SIT files closure report in murder caseOver 60 persons were killed and more than 40,000 displaced in communal violence in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas in September, 2013.
06 Feb, 2015, 02.19 PM IST
Muzaffarnagar riots: Eight accused arrested in Kutba killingszOn December 15 last year, four persons were arrested while six more were arrested on December 13 in connection with this case.
07 Jan, 2015, 02.26 PM IST
Government data shows big drop in communal violence across the countryUP, which as per data presented in the Lok Sabha recorded the highest incidence of communal violence since 2012, witnessed 129 incidents.
03 Dec, 2014, 12.20 PM IST
Communal clashes decrease by 20% under Narendra Modi government: Ministry of Home AffairsThere have been 561 communal skirmishes in the country till the end of October, while there were 694 incidents of communal violence in the ...
25 Nov, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
No increase in communal row since NDA took over: DataNo rise in communal violence;a comparison of monthly average of communal incidents refutes Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge's charge.
07 Aug, 2014, 01.33 PM IST
- Government releases data of riot victims identifying religion
A document released by the Home Ministry said there were 479 riots in the country, including in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
24 Sep, 2013, 05.23 PM IST
Communal riots deadlier in UP than in other statesCommunal riots in UP are always deadlier than the rest of the country with more people likely to die in a communal incident in UP than in a...
13 Sep, 2013, 10.30 AM IST
Rape during riots will lead to imprisonment for lifeThe anti-rape bill passed in the LS has a provision that will classify rape committed during a communal riot as an aggravated case of rape.
21 Mar, 2013, 05.00 AM IST