Muzaffarnagar Riots: Court To Frame Charges On September 1 In Hate Speech Case

The accused are facing trial for violating prohibitory orders and inciting communal tension following their speeches in Muzaffarnagar on August 30, 2013.

A special court could not frame charges against 10 accused, including several former lawmakers, in a hate speech case related to the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots as they failed to appear before the court today. Charges could not be framed against several leaders including former MP Kadir Rana, former UP minister S Saiduzzama and former MLAs Maulana Jameel and Noor Saleem. Special Judge Gopal Upadhyaye has now fixed September 1 for framing charges against the 10 accused. They are facing trial for violating prohibitory orders and inciting communal tension following their speeches in Muzaffarnagar's Khalapar locality on August 30, 2013.