1987 Maliana Riot Case: 40 Accused Acquitted Due To Lack Of Evidence

In the violence in Maliana, 63 people were killed, while in Hashimpura, 42 people lost their lives.

A Meerut court has acquitted 40 people accused of arson, murder and rioting in the 36-year-old Maliana communal clash case for lack of evidence.

On May 23, 1987, riots broke out in Maliana, following clashes in Hashimpura on May 22 that year in the aftermath of the communal violence in the city during Shab-e-Barat on April 14 that left 12 dead.

In the violence in Maliana, 63 people were killed, while in Hashimpura, 42 people lost their lives.

After hearing both sides in the Maliana case, Additional District and Sessions Judge Lakhwinder Sood on Saturday, acquitted the 40 accused.