Around 2,000 people arrested for violence over Agnipath, Prophet remark: UP Police https://ift.tt/Jn1YyqT

In a statement issued here on Saturday, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said, "As many as 1,562 persons have been arrested in the state in connection with the 'Agnipath' violence. Of these, 535 arrests were made in Jaunpur, 222 in Ballia, and 210 in Chandauli. Eighty two cases were registered in this regard in 29 districts."