A fresh charge-sheet was filed against BJP MLA Suresh Rana and three other party activists, on 20 November, for rioting and ransacking shops and stalls during a protest march against a gang rape in Shamli on 16 June.
Worthy to note here is that a girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped on 16 June following which hundreds of people guided by Rana staged a protest and damaged shops and vehicles. As many as 12 persons were injured during the protest. Subsequently, the police arrested Rana and another BJP MLA Hukum Singh along with 250 activists under Section 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly), 392 (punishment for robbery), 436 (Mischief by fire or any explosive substance) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC and Public Property Damage Act. Rana, who is now on bail, is believed to have incited public by making provocative speeches.