Five acquitted in 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case over mosque arson, vandalism

Muzaffarnagar A local court has acquitted five people in a 13-year-old case related to the vandalism and arson at a mosque and a house during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, citing lack of evidence, a case lawyer said on Friday (November 6, 2026).

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/2013-muzaffarnagar-riots-cases-eight-years-on-over-1100-acquitted-just-seven-convicted/article36332900.ece Also Read | Muzaffarnagar riots: court allows withdrawal of case against 25 people, including BJP leaders Sanjeev Balyan https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh/muzaffarnagar-riots-court-allows-withdrawal-of-case-against-25-bjp-leaders-hindu-activists/article71339799.ece Additional District and Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar acquitted Anuj, Arvind, Nitu, Ankit and Ramkumar on Thursday (November 5), observing that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against them, government counsel Narendra Sharma said.