Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 4 (PTI) BJP MLA Vikram Saini appeared before a special court on Monday in connection with a case related to the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.

Saini's statement was recorded under Section 313 of the CrPC in the case.

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Judge Gopal Upadhyay fixed the matter for defence evidence on October 6.

Saini, the MLA from Khatoli constituency, was part of a group that allegedly damaged vehicles and set houses afire during the riots.

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