Just a few hours after the Uttar Pradesh police claimed there was a conspiracy to defame the State authorities and set off caste riots over the Hathras gang rape and homicide, they arrested 4 individuals linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI) on fees of carrying “suspicious literature” whereas on their method to Hathras.
Also learn: Hathras gang rape | An extended caste feud, a horrific crime, and a sudden cremation
The PFI was earlier blamed by the U.P. authorities for the vandalism that passed off in Lucknow and different elements of the State throughout protests towards the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
The 4 had been recognized as Ateeq-ur-Rehman, Siddiqui, Masood Ahmed and Alam.
“Suspicious literature, one that could have an adverse impact on peace,” was recovered from them, police stated, with out specifying the content material or its legality.
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