Prophet row: More than 200 people have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh
More than 200 people have been arrested in six districts in Uttar Pradesh over violence in connection with recent remarks by now-suspended BJP leader on Prophet Muhammad.
Sixty-eight people were arrested from Prayagraj, while 50 people were taken into police custody in Hathras. Forty-eight people were picked up from Saharanpur, followed by Ambedkarnagar (28 arrests), Moradabad (25 arrests) and eight arrests in Ferozabad.
Altogether, 227 people have been arrested in these six districts in connection with the protests over suspended Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nupur Sharma and expelled party leader Naveen Jindal’s comments on Prophet Muhammad.
The arrests, police said, are being made based on the video footage sourced from the protest sites.