Yet another senior politician and MP of Bahujan Samaj Party Kadir Rana, wanted by the Muzaffarnagar police in connection with the riots, surrendered in a local court after passing of more than 3 months.
later Chief Judicial Magistrate in Muzaffarnagar, K P Singh sent the BSP MP on 14-days judicial remand. His bail application moved by his lawyer is likely to be taken up by the court on Wednesday.
Earlier, the court had issued non-bailable warrants against 16 politicians including Rana. He was among the politicians facing arrest for inciting communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas in September this year that claimed 62 lives and displaced over 60,000 people. Rana was booked for his alleged hate speech in Khalapar area of the city on August 30, when public gatherings were banned by the authorities after three young men were killed due to a communal dispute in Kawal village in the district on August 27.
The lok Sabha MP from Muzaffarnagar had been missing ever since the riots broke out on September 7. Rana left the Samajwadi Party in 2007 to join Rashtriya lok Dal and then switched to BSP in 2009. There are a total of four criminal cases against him, including murder, attempt to murder and robbery. Earlier BJP MlAs Sangeet Som and Sarvesh Rana, also faced charges under the National Security Act (NSA) but they letter get relief by the advisiory committee of the High Court which revoked the government order of NSA against the two BJP leaders.
Meanwhile following Supreme Court taking cognizance of death of infants and children in relief camps at Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts, local administration in Muzaffarnagar opened a temporary hospital at one of the camps. Two doctors, including a lady doctor, and their staff have been posted at the temporary hospital, District Magistrate M K Koshal Raj Sharma informed the media persons on Tuesday morning. Around 71 women are pregnant in the camp and six out of them have reached the maturity stage, he said, adding that one ambulance has been provided to take these women to hospital. There are around 283 children in the loee camp, he said, adding that milk powder has been given to these children. The Apex court on December 12 directed the State government to immediately take remedial measures at the relief camps to meet the threat of winter.