UP police arrest 108 persons of PFI for its role in violence related to anti CAA protests

New Delhi, February 03 :

108 people have been arrested in the last 4 days, they are in addition to the 25 who were arrested earlier,” said Awanish K Awasthi, Additional Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Home Department.

“More information is being gathered about the organisation, including information about their financial transactions. We are also taking assistance from central agencies, our target is to identify them and take action,” he added.

Hitesh Chandra Awasthi, Interim DGP, Uttar Pradesh informed that 14 people have been arrested from Lucknow, 3 from Sitapur, 21 from Meerut, 9 from Ghaziabad, 6 from Muzaffarnagar, 7 from Shamli, 4 from Bijnor, 20 from Varanasi, 5 from Kanpur, 1 each from Gonda, GHapur and Jaunpur and 16 from Bahraich.