35 Arrested Over UP Violence After BJP Spokesperson's Remarks On Prophet
NDTV
Thirteen police personnel and thirty other people from both sides were injured in the clashes, officials said. Heavy security has been deployed in the city.
Thirty-five people have so far been arrested in connection with the violence that erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Friday over alleged insulting remarks on Prophet Muhammad by a BJP spokesperson, police said today.
The arrests were made after police scoured video clips to identify the people involved in violence, officials said, adding that three First Information Reports or FIRs have been registered in the case against unknown persons.
"More people are being identified on the basis of the videos," said Police Commissioner Vijay Singh Meena.
He said action will be taken against the conspirators under the Gangster Act, and their property will be seized.
