Judicial probe into the recent communal riots reportedly started when the one-member inquiry commission of retired Justice Vishnu Sahai constituted by the State government has visited riot-hit places in Malikapura and Kawal localities in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday. Sahai met the affected people and assured them of full help. Besides he also visited some localities of Shamli and tried to take first hand account of the incident as well as role of the local police in tackling the violence. He also asked the local public that if anyone wanted to say and register any complaint regarding the violence than he could directly contact him in his camp office at Inspection House in Kukada Mandi Muzaffarnagar.
Besides the Commission, constituted on September 9, will mainly look into dministrative lapses, if any, in controlling the violence, and will submit its report to the government within two months. He will also suggest measures that should be taken so that no such incidents should took place in future. Justice Vishnu Sahai is a retired judge of the Allahabad High Court. It may be mentioned that Sahai already revealed before some media persons that he could not say whether the job assigned to him by the government will finish within stipulated time.Besides Kawal and Malikpura, Sahai also visited the spot in Nagla Madaud where panchayat took place on Septemper 7 after which communal violence broke out. He later went to Jauli Nahar locality where the clash started. He also took round of Purbaliyan, Buskhada localities and met the affected people. He also inspected the relief camps at Shahpur, Basi Kala, etc and enquired whether the relief material has been provided to the refugees or not. ADM (Finance) Rajesh Kumar Srivastava along with local SDM, Thseildar and police also accompanied Sahai during his visit to the area.
The last month's communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas have claimed 62 lives and displaced over 50,000 people. The jurisdiction of Commission has also
been extended inquiry to Meerut, Saharanpur, Baghpat and Shamli districts. So far 252 cases have been registered and more than 500 people booked in connection with last month's riots in Muazaffarnagar. The above arrested persons also included two BJP MlAs -- Sangit Som and Suresh Rana, who were also booked under the National Security Act," and presently lodged in District Jail on directions of the local court in Muzaffarnagar.