Day after riots, Aligarh police arrests six peopleAnuja Jaiswal | TNN | Aug 12, 2017, 07:17 PM IST
AGRA: The Aligarh police on Saturday arrested six people and booked 96 others, including 80 "unidentified", in connection with the rioting that took place in upper court area on Friday.
Violence broke out after the Friday prayers when some youths, who were protesting the killing of two brothers, Mohammad Wasim and Mohammad Aashu, by a man from another community, turned violent and indulged in heavy brick batting.
Talking to TOI, SSP, Rajesh Pandey said that three separate cases have been registered under various sections of IPC - section 147 (riot), section 148 (armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 336 (Act endangering life or personal safety of others), 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 427 (Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) and 307 (attempt to murder). ...
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