A Non-Bailable Warrants (NBW) has been issued by Muzaffanagar court against 16 people including 8 senior politicians of Bahujan Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress for allegedly inciting violence in the district and adjoining areas.
According to reports from Muzaffarnagar, local court while disposing of the matter regarding cases registered in connection with violence issued NBW against BSP MP Qadir Rana, BSP MlAs Jameel Ahmed and Noor Salim Rana, former Congress MP Saedduzzaman and BJP MlAs Sangeet Singh Som ,Kunwar Bharatendu and Bharatiya Kisan Union leaders Rakesh Tikait and Naresh Tikait.Two courts issued the arrest warrants separately against eight people each on two incidents.
While Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Kiran Pal issued NBW against eight people including BSP MP Qadir Rana in the case lodged against them at Kotwali police station for a meeting held at Khalapar on August 30. Similarly Additional District Judge Sunder lal issued 8 warrants against the BJP MlAs and others for their inflammatory speech triggering the violence. Altogether 10 police teams have been rushed to arrest those against whom warrants have been issued, a senior official said.
Senior superintendent of police Praveen Kumar said action would be taken against the culprits very soon."We have arrested three to four people among the 16 and have collected some evidences. Some more evidence is to be collected and very soon others will be arrested," he told the media persons. The district police was investigating the FIRs lodged against BJP legislature party leader Hukum Singh, BJP MlA Suresh Rana and Congress leader Harendra Mallick. The politicians and the community leaders are wanted for violating prohibitory orders and provoking communal tension by inflammatory speeches in different mahapanchayats in the district.
BSP MP Qadir Rana had called a meeting at Khalapar on August 30 to lodge protest against the incident of August 27 of Kawal. However, the meeting turned violent after inflammatory speeches were delivered there.
Subsequently, on August 31 the BJP leaders led by MlA Hukum Singh called a condolence meeting at Kawaal seeking justice for the killing of the two brothers on August 27. later a maha- panchayat was held at Nagla Mador village on September 7 after which the violence broke out. Inflammatory speeches were delivered there as well following which the police registered an FIR against Hukum Singh and three other BJP MlAs Suresh Rana, Bhartendu Singh and BJP's Sangeet Singh Some in this connection.
Meanwhile officials here in lucknow indicated that some of the MlAs against whom arrest warrants have been issued could be arrested in the city tonight. " We are examining all pros and cons before the arrest of the MlAs due to the ngoing assembly session," a senior police officer said.