UP: 2 more held for Sambhal violence

Two men were arrested on Sunday in connection with the violence that took place last November over the court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque, killing four people. According to the police, Mohammad Hasan and Samad were arrested in the Nakhasa police station area.

The accused admitted to being part of the mob that gathered near the mosque on November 24 to oppose the survey, they said.

Police said the two accused informed them that upon hearing about the incident, they reached Anjuman Chauraha where a crowd had assembled and incited the mob. The mob marched and fired at police, pelted stones, and set a police vehicle on fire with the intent to kill, police said.