2013 Muzaffarnagar riots accused arrested from Titawi area in Uttar Pradesh

An accused in a tripple murder during 2013-Muzaffarnagar riots has been arrested from Titawi area in the district, police said on Friday.

Sunil alias Lala, who is accused of killing three youths at Mohammadpur-Raisingh village in the district during the 2013 riots, was arrested on Wednesday.

The accused was carrying a reward of Rs 5,000, the Crime Branch in charge Sunil Sharma said. The communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas in 2013 had claimed 60 lives and displaced over 40,000 people.