The main square of Maliana village, Meerut district, Monday. The 1987 violence took place in the adjoining lanes.
SINCE MAY 23, 1987, when 68 Muslims were killed in Maliana village on the outskirts of Meerut, many families have moved out, while some have opted to stay back, fighting a slow court battle that ended in heartbreak last week.
For the survivors, the over three-decade-long wait for justice has been prolonged after a district court in Mathura acquitted all 41 men in the case. In a 26-page judgment passed on March 31, Additional District Judge Lakhvinder Singh Sood said that “sufficient evidence is not available to convict the accused” and “serious doubts arise” over the credibility of the evidence.
