Azamgarh (UP), Aug 5 (PTI) A local court on Saturday acquitted 22 people accused in a 23-year-old case of sectarian riots in the district.

According to officials, the Fast-Track court of Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Chandra on Saturday acquitted the accused in the clash people of Sunni and Shia sects, in the absence of sufficient evidence.

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The riot occurred in November of 2000 in the Mubarakpur locality of the district after some miscreants of the Sunni community attacked the shop of one Azadar Hussain, a Shia.

Police filed a charge sheet against 26 people in the case. Four of the accused died during the course of the trial.

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