Muzaffarnagar riots: Court issues non-bailable warrant against 1, summons 5 others

A local court issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against one person and summoned five other people for not appearing in court in connection with a murder case during the Muzaffarnagar riots in 2013, a lawyer said Wednesday.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ankur Sharma has issued a non-bailable warrant against Ravinder and Prahlad, Bishan, Tendu, Devender and Jitender were summoned by the court, lawyer Mohsin Zaidi said.

He directed police to produce the accused persons before the court on October 4, he said.

According to a complaint filed by Mohammed Waseem, his son Shahnawaz was stabbed by eight people in Kawal village on August 27, 2013.

The incident led to widespread tension in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining districts in which more than 60 people were killed.