MUZAFFARNAGAR: The bail plea of five riot accused has been rejected by a court here in a case of murder of three youths here.
District and Sessions Judge Vijay Laxmi yesterday rejected the bail plea of five accused Rajender, Saran, Harher, Arvind Kumar and Sahenserpal, saying there is no case of bail.
Three youths were murdered in Husainpur village in the district during the riots.
Muzaffarnagar and neighbouring districts including Shamli in western Uttar Pradesh had witnessed communal riots in September last year that left over 60 people dead and thousands of people displaced.