Relief For UP BJP Leader In Riots Case Filed By Cop Murdered 3 Years Ago
A court in western Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar has accepted a 2017 closure report filed by a UP Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) team against BJP MLA Sangeet Som, known for making controversial comments, in a case over an inflammatory video uploaded on social media ahead of the 2013 communal riots. More than 60 people were killed and 40,000 were displaced during the riots in Muzaffarnagar and neighbouring areas in 2013.
