According to government counsel Narendra Sharma, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) had filed a chargesheet against the eleven accused — Subhash, Papan, Manvir, Vinod, Pramod, Narender, Ram Kishan, Ramkumar, Mohit, Vijay, and Rajender — under Indian Penal Code sections 395 (dacoity) and 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc.).
The case was registered based on a complaint filed by Umerdeen, a resident of Lisadh village under Phugana police station. He alleged that a mob had broken into his home on September 8, 2013, during the communal violence in Muzaffarnagar. The attackers allegedly looted cash and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees and later set his house on fire, Sharma said.
Following the incident, Umerdeen and his family fled the village and took shelter in Jhinjhana town of Shamli district, he said.
The Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013 had left over 60 people dead and thousands displaced, leading to multiple cases being investigated by the SIT. PTI COR KIS RT