Finally, police have narrowed down on the main suspect behind the communal violence which led to massive damages and arrest of more than 120 persons on May 30. Vice-president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Mufti Abdul Razzaq Khan who has been charged with inciting the communal violence could be arrested, said SP (Bhopal North) Arvind Saxena.
While talking to media persons here on Friday, Saxena said that the situation has been normalized and those involved in the communal violence have been arrested and those who worked as catalyst would also be arrested in the further course of investigation.
The police have registered a case under section 153 A and 120 B of the IPC was registered against Mufti Abdul Razaq Khan. The sections are non-bailable, he added. Under the sections under which Razzaq has been booked there is provision of imprisonment of five years, Saxena informed.
During the investigation police have found that inciting appeal made by Mufti Abdul Razzaq Khan Vice President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind encouraged people of one group to gather in huge number and later the mob turned violent torching several vehicles and resorted to stone pelting.
Mufti Abdul Razzaq has been charged of inciting communal violence on Tuesday after he had issued an appeal which lead to the gathering of people near Hamidia hospital premises.
In the latest development three more complaints have been against the rioters. The complaints have been lodged by Ashish Goyal, Shubham Jain and Poona Bai. On May 30 communal violence started at Peer Gate area and later spread to other areas of the city.