2013 Muzaffarnagar riots

2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots
2013 Muzaffarnagar Riots
Part of Religious violence in India
	Location of riots
Date	27 August 2013 – 17 September 2013
Location	Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India; 29°28′20″N 77°42′32″E / 29.472332°N 77.708874°E
Caused by	altercation between Hindu and Muslim at Kawal village on 27 August
Violence and action
Death(s)	62
Injuries	93
Arrested	1,000 booked
Detained	10,000

The clashes between the Hindu and Muslim communities in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India in August–September 2013, resulted in deaths of atleast 98 Muslims and 21 Jats^[3] and injured 93 and left more than 50,000 people displaced.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] By date 17 September, the curfew was lifted from all riot affected areas and the army was also withdrawn.^[10]

The riot has been described as "the worst violence in Uttar Pradesh in recent history", with the army, as a result, being deployed in the state for the first time in last 20 years.^[11] The Supreme Court of India, while hearing petitions in relation to the riots, held the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party prima facie guilty of negligence in preventing the violence and ordered it to immediately arrest all those accused irrespective of their political affiliation. The Court also blamed the Central government for its failure to provide intelligence inputs to the Samajwadi Party-governed state government in time to help sound alerts.^[12] In 2021, a local court allowed the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government to withdraw a case of inciting violence against 12 BJP leaders involved in the riots.^[13]

In 2022, BJP MLA Vikram Singh Saini along with 11 others were sentenced to two years imprisonment by a special court which convicted them of rioting and other offences.^[14]

^ Rai, Rajat (7 September 2013). "Journalist and a photographer killed in fresh communal violence in Muzaffarnagar, army deployed as curfew imposed". India Today.
^ Bhalla, Nita (19 September 2013). "Fear stalks displaced Muslims after Muzaffarnagar riots". Reuters.
^ ^a ^b "Government releases data of riot victims identifying religion". The Times of India. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Muzaffarnagar violence: Over 10,000 displaced; 10,000 arrested". The Times of India. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
^ Cite error: The named reference toiup was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Troops deployed to quell deadly communal clashes between Jats, Muslims in north India". Associated Press. 8 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013.
^ Bose, Adrija (8 September 2013). "Firstpost India IBN7 journalist killed in UP communal riots, Army clamps curfewIBN7 journalist killed in UP communal riots, Army clamps curfew". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
^ Fayyaz, Ahmed Ali (8 September 2013). "9 killed in communal riots in Muzaffarnagar, curfew clamped, army deployed". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
^ "Fresh clashes in UPs Muzaffarnagar leave 26 dead, Army deployed in affected areas". Hindustan Times. 7 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
^ "Muzaffarnagar riots: normalcy returns, army leaves". Hindustan Times. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013.
^ "An old curse returns". The Economist. 21 September 2013.
^ Anand, Utkarsh (26 March 2014). "SC holds Akhilesh govt guilty of negligence, orders arrest of all Muzaffarnagar accused". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
^ "2013 Muzaffarnagar riots: Court allows to withdraw cases against 12 BJP leaders". The Wire (India). 28 March 2021.
^ Mishra, Ishita (11 October 2022). "BJP MLA among 12 sentenced to two years in prison in 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[1] Rai, Rajat (7 September 2013). "Journalist and a photographer killed in fresh communal violence in Muzaffarnagar, army deployed as curfew imposed". India Today.

[2] Bhalla, Nita (19 September 2013). "Fear stalks displaced Muslims after Muzaffarnagar riots". Reuters.

[timesofindia-24Sep13-3] "Government releases data of riot victims identifying religion". The Times of India. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2014.

[timesofindia-12Sep13-4] "Muzaffarnagar violence: Over 10,000 displaced; 10,000 arrested". The Times of India. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.

[toiup-5] Cite error: The named reference toiup was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] "Troops deployed to quell deadly communal clashes between Jats, Muslims in north India". Associated Press. 8 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013.

[fp1-7] Bose, Adrija (8 September 2013). "Firstpost India IBN7 journalist killed in UP communal riots, Army clamps curfewIBN7 journalist killed in UP communal riots, Army clamps curfew". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.

[hindu2-8] Fayyaz, Ahmed Ali (8 September 2013). "9 killed in communal riots in Muzaffarnagar, curfew clamped, army deployed". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 September 2013.

[htt-9] "Fresh clashes in UPs Muzaffarnagar leave 26 dead, Army deployed in affected areas". Hindustan Times. 7 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.

[ht18-10] "Muzaffarnagar riots: normalcy returns, army leaves". Hindustan Times. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013.

[11] "An old curse returns". The Economist. 21 September 2013.

[IE2632014-12] Anand, Utkarsh (26 March 2014). "SC holds Akhilesh govt guilty of negligence, orders arrest of all Muzaffarnagar accused". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[13] "2013 Muzaffarnagar riots: Court allows to withdraw cases against 12 BJP leaders". The Wire (India). 28 March 2021.

[auto1-14] Mishra, Ishita (11 October 2022). "BJP MLA among 12 sentenced to two years in prison in 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

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