3 main accused arrested; 182 held so far

KHARGONE: Police have arrested three of the main accused in the violence in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone city during the Ram Navami celebration last month, an official said.

With this, 182 people have so far been arrested in a total of 72 cases registered in connection with the violence which took place on April 10, Special Armed Force Commandant Ankit Jaiswal, posted temporarily in Khargone, said on Sunday.

One of the main accused, Iqbal Bani, who allegedly incited the violence in Anand Nagar area, and Afzal, the main accused of riots in Bhatwadi area, have been arrested from nearby Jaora town (in Ratlam district) and Indore, respectively, Jaiswal said.

Another key accused, Arsh aka Kaif, was arrested from Kasrawad town in Khargone district, he added.