A total of 42 people have been arrested so far and Karni Sena leader Thakur Kushalpal detained in connection with the attack on a school bus and torching of a State roadways bus here during protests against ‘Padmaavat’ earlier this week, a police officer said.
Twenty-eight of the 45 people have been arrested in criminal cases registered in different police stations of Gurugram, while 14 were arrested as part of preventive actions, a police spokesman said.
“The special investigation team of Gurugram Police probing the violence arrested four people from Silani Mod in Sohna”, Ravinder Kumar the spokesperson of Gurugram Police said, adding that they were residents of village Uleta Roz ka Mev in Mewat.
“A total of 45 accused have been arrested so far by the police in connection with the agitation against the film,” Kumar added.
“Strenuous efforts are being made to arrest the remaining hooligans who were involved in the violent incidents which occurred in different locations,” he said.
The SIT also detained Karni Sena leader Thakur Kushalpal for questioning him for his suspected role in the violence, Kumar said.
Kumar said the people arrested have been sent to judicial custody by a court.