Muzaffarnagar violence: SC agrees to hear PIL seeking CBI probe

Muzaffarnagar violence: SC agrees to hear PIL seeking CBI probe

FP Archives September 11, 2013, 15:51:27 IST

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to give an urgent hearing to a PIL seeking CBI probe into the communal violence in Muzaffarnagar and for ensuring safe passage to people stuck due to clashes.

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Muzaffarnagar violence: SC agrees to hear PIL seeking CBI probe

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to give an urgent hearing to a PIL seeking CBI probe into the communal violence in Muzaffarnagar and for ensuring safe passage to people stuck due to clashes.

A bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi, before whom the matter was mentioned, posted the hearing for Thursday.

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The SC has agreed to hear a PIL seeking CBI probe into the violence. AP

The PIL has been filed by Mohammed Haroon and others seeking court’s direction to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government to find out the reason behind the communal clashes in the state and to take immediate steps to control the violence.

The PIL also sought that the affected persons should be properly rehabilitated and the culprits behind the incident most be brought to book.

The petitioners alleged that houses of around 20,000 people have been burnt and they must be provided temporary shelter and food and medicines be also supplied to the affected families.

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