The New Indian Express ·
Muzaffarnagar riots posters surface ahead of UP assembly polls, police probe underway
LUCKNOW: Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, posters recalling the communal riots that rocked Muzaffarnagar and other parts of western Uttar Pradesh in 2013 surfaced near the city’s bus stand early Monday morning, prompting police to remove them and launch an investigation into those behind the move.
The posters were accompanied by newspaper clippings which appeared on the day that marked 13 years since the riots erupted.
As per the police authorities, the Muzaffarnagar police swung into action and removed the posters immediately after getting a whiff of them.
