The decision to re-open the riots cases follows chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s remarks in the state assembly on Monday that 184 Hindus were killed in the 1978 communal riots, which had lasted for more than two months.
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government is likely to launch an investigation into the 1978 communal riots in Sambhal, which had witnessed large scale violence during a court-mandated survey of a mosque in which four persons were killed.
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The Uttar Pradesh government is likely to re-open cases related to the 1978 Sambhal communal riots following Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s statement in the state assembly. He noted that 184 Hindus were killed in the riots, which lasted over two months and involved significant violence triggered by a court-mandated mosque survey where four people were killed.
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