UP govt to withdraw 131 Muzaffarnagar riot related cases
The Uttar Pradesh government has initiated the process to withdraw 131 cases registered in connection with the 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal riots. Out of these 131 cases, 13 are of murder and 11 are of attempt to murder. The then ruling Samajwadi Party had filed an FIR against 1,455 persons, including members of the BJP, in a total of 503 cases. 