Sambhal police on Thursday arrested two men in connection with the November 24 violence in the Nakhasa area, where rioters set a police bike ablaze and looted a pistol magazine.
According to a press release issued by the Sambhal police, Mohsin and Hasnain were identified through CCTV footage.
They were apprehended near the private bus stand on Sambhal-Joya Road. Both were sent to judicial custody.
The two were allegedly involved in a clash in the Pakka Bagh area where several public and private properties were damaged.
On November 19, a local court passed an ex parte order for a survey of a mosque by an advocate commissioner after taking note of a plea of the Hindu side claiming the mosque was built by Mughal emperor Babur in 1526 by demolishing a temple.
On November 24, during a second round of surveys, locals clashed with security personnel, leading to a breakout violence that led to the death of four people and injuries to dozens.
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