The Uttar Pradesh Police has so far arrested 337 people from eight districts in connection with the violence that broke out after Friday prayers on June 10 over a controversial remark against Prophet Mohammad. An official gave this information on Tuesday.
Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said in a statement that 13 FIRs have been registered in this regard in nine districts.
Of the 337 people arrested, 92 are from Prayagraj, 83 from Saharanpur, 52 from Hathras, 41 from Ambedkar Nagar, 40 from Moradabad, 18 from Firozabad, six from Aligarh and five from Jalaun, Kumar said in the district-wise breakup.
Of the 13 cases, three are in Prayagraj and Saharanpur and one each in Firozabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Moradabad, Hathras, Aligarh, Lakhimpur Kheri and Jalaun, the officer said.
During the violence in Prayagraj and Saharanpur, the mob pelted stones at the police. Similar scenes were witnessed in at least four other cities during marches in Prayagraj, mobs torching some motorcycles and vehicles, and a police vehicle being set on fire to protest controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad. Tried too. By now suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma.
A policeman was also injured in the commotion. Police used tear gas shells and lobbed sticks to disperse the protesters. Protesters in Saharanpur raised slogans against Sharma and demanded death penalty.
Protests were also held in Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur and Lucknow.
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