The Supreme Court today delivered a split verdict on Maharashtra government's plea seeking review of the order directing constitution of a Special Investigation Team to probe allegations regarding the State failure to probe an assault during the 2023 Akola Riots.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma passed the order on the State's plea seeking review of its September 11 order which, while criticizing the Maharashtra police for failing to probe the assault, directed constitution of a Special Investigation Team to investigate the allegations. The SIT was ordered to comprise senior officers from both the Hindu and Muslim communities.

The State filed the instant petition seeking review of the order, claiming that the direction to constitute an SIT comprising officer

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