Muzaffarnagar Riots 2013 Case: BJP MLA Vikram Saini, 10 Others Sentenced To Two Years In Prison, Granted Bail Later

The Spl. Judge (E.C. Act) Gopal Upadhyaya sentenced Saini and 10 others to two years in prison, while another accused has been awarded one-year imprisonment in the case.

It may be noted that Saini and 10 others have been found guilty under charges relating to Section 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting armed with deadly weapons), 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others), 353 assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC. The 12 accused have been convicted under the Arms Act. However, all of them have been admitted to bail.

It is the prosecution's case that the accused had a role in the violence that broke out in Kawal village in Muzaffar Nagar in 2013 when a crowd was returning after the cremation of two Jat youths.

Allegedly, the killing of the 3 people had triggered riots in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas in August and September 2013. Vikram Saini, who is now a BJP MLA from Khatauli, was then the pradhan of Kawal village.