The Uttar Pradesh State Advisory Board has confirmed the arrest of five persons under the provisions of National Security Act (NSA) in connection with the recent violence in Muzaffarnagar.
According to reports, NSA against five of the accused identified as Vikram Saini, Mukkaram, Ghanshayam, Radhey Shyam and Israr was confirmed on Friday. While two of the above accused were having cases in Muzaffarnagar remaining three had cases in Shamli.
However, two cases involving BJP MlAs Sangeet Som and Suresh Rana, who too were booked under NSA are yet to be decided by the State Advisory Board. Seven persons, including the two MlAs, were detained by district authorities here for their alleged role in the riots.
Som, accused of uploading a video which reportedly sparked communal tensions in Muzaffarnagar, was arrested in Meerut on September 21. He is also facing allegations of having made inflammatory speeches Rana was arrested from lucknow on September 20 for his alleged role in fanning the communal violence which left 62 persons dead
and rendered 40,000 homeless. In fresh violence which erupted in Budhana locality of Muzaffarnagar, three persons were killed while several others were injured.
Meanwhile tension prevailed in Mohammadpur Raisingh village in Mazaffarnagar where three persons died in fresh communal violence on last Wednesday. Police and paramilitary forces continued to patrol the area. "We are taking all precautionary measures to check any further disturbance in the area," IG law and oder RK Vishwakarma claimed when contacted over telephone on Saturday evening. He was still camping in Muzaffarnagar while
Director General of Police, Deo Raj Nagar returned to state capital on Friday night. Sources said that he briefed chief minister of the entire incident and also that what action has been initiated by the police to defuse the tension.
Meanwhile BJP showed his concern over decision of people of Muzaffarnagar that they will now celebrate Deepawali this year. ``This is strange and a big decision by the Jat community to decide not celebrating the festival of lights", claimed spokesman of the BJP, Manoj Mishra while alleging that it showed that the situation is not normal in the district and that State government failed to regain the confidence of the family members of the victim who were still staying in relief camps just fearing to their lives. BJP spokesman also showed his concern over decision of not celebrating Deepawali and demanded that government should intervene and restore peace so that people should start living normal life.