The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed its earlier order passed by a two-judge bench to constitute a Special Investigation Team comprising officers from both Hindu and Muslim communities to investigate an assault case linked to the 2023 Akola riots in Maharashtra, Live Law reported.

In September, a bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and SC Sharma had passed the directive to ensure “fairness in the probe” while hearing a petition by a Muslim boy who was 17 at the time and witnessed four men fatally attacking another man during riots in Akola , The Hindu reported. Mohammad Afzal had alleged that the men also assaulted him, leaving him with head injuries, the newspaper reported.

On May 13, 2023, violence broke out in Akola between Hindus and Muslims in connection with a social medi

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