After Sangeet Som yet another MlA of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)Suresh Rana faced National Security Act(NSA) which was slapped against him by the Muzaffanagar district administration allegedly for inciting communal frenzy leading to worst ever riots in the area which left 49 dead while about 100 others were critically injured. The riots also left over 50000 person homeless.
Rs Rs We invoked NSA against Suresh Rana after the local authorities found him indulged in activities which pushed Muzaffarnagar towards communal riots", confirmed IG (law and order) RK Vishwakarma here on Thursday afternoon. A warrant in this regard has been dispatched to serve him at Distict Jail in Banda where the BJP MlA was presently lodged after being arrested for his involvement in the riots. The NSA is to be now approved by the High Court Board. Suresh Rana was earlier granted bail by the local court in Muzaffanagar in one of the cases in which he was arrested in the state capital on last Friday but later the local authorities in Muzaffanagar as well as in some adjoining districts lodged fresh cases against him.
RK Vishwakarma said that besides Sangeet Som and Suresh Rana, the district administration in Muzafarnagar invoked NSA against Mukaram and Vikram Saini, while in Meerut NSA was so far slapped against Manoj, Monu, Prashant, Ashwini, Rahul, Vikas, Sonu in Bagpat district against Amit Subodh, Om Prakash, Pramod, in Saharanpur against Virendra Singh and finally in Shamli against Radhey Shyam, Ghanshyam and Israr.
It may be mentioned that Suresh Rana was arrested in connection with two separate cases lodged against him related to alleged hate speeches during the panchayats held at Nagla Mandaurd on August 31 and September 7, but was given bail as police failed to provide evidence against him.The Investigating Officer(IO) in the case dated August 31, later on added Section 435 of IPC(Mischief by fire or explosive substance withintent to cause damage) and Section 341 of IPC (Punishment for wrongful restraint) along with Section 7 of the Criminal law Amendment Act against Suresh Rana. Sources said that the cops are also preparing to add fresh sections in two other cases related to a rape pending against Rana.
Meanwhile,the Special Investigation Cell (SIC) constituted byState government has begun its probe into the 106 cases registeredin connection with Muzaffarnagar riots that left 49 people dead. The district has been divided into two zones led by one additional SP, one deputy SP and 18 police inspectors each. The two teams led by additional SPs Manoj Jha and Pramod Sengar started the investigation on Wednesday.
They visited the affected villages and recorded the statements, officials said. Police has registered 106 cases including 43 murder cases in connection with the riots, 408 people from the violence hit Muzaffarnagar have been named in these cases. State government had formed SIC earlier this week to investigate the cases registered in connection with the riots.