Kasganj
NIA court convicts 28 for murder during 2018 Kasganj Tiranga Yatra
A special NIA court here has convicted 28 persons in connection with the murder of Chandan Gupta, who was shot dead in a communal clash that broke out during a 2018 Tiranga Yatra in Kasganj. Special judge Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi said that the sentence will be announced on Friday. The accused were convicted on charges of murder, attempted murder, rioting and insulting the national flag on Thursday. The case has drawn significant attention after Chandan Gupta's death sparked riots in the region. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court also acquitted Nasiruddin and Asim Qureshi, citing a lack of sufficient evidence to convict them. On the morning of January 26, 2018, Chandan Gupta and his brother Vivek Gupta took part in a Tiranga Yatra. When the procession reached near the Government Girls Inter College gate on Tehsil Road, a group, including Salim, Wasim and Naseem, allegedly blocked the road and stopped the procession, a government counsel said. When Chandan objected, th
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Kasganj riot: Drones used, Yogi announces ex-gratia & top 10 developments
On Sunday evening, the UP Police said the situation was headed towards normalcy
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Communal clashes in UP's Kasganj claim one life; 50 held, curfew imposed
Three shops damaged by pouring petrol below the shutter and setting it afire; a fire was also set on two private buses
