Kanpur violence mastermind Hayat Zafar Hashmi and his three accomplices were sent to jail on Sunday.
The police produced them in the court which sent them to jail.
Meanwhile, police arrested seven more accused involved in the Kanpur Nagar violence. With this, 29 rioters have been arrested so far in the city.
Heavy police force remained deployed in the sensitive localities on Sunday also. Only a few shops opened in the markets on Sunday and people desisted from going out of their houses.
It may be recalled that after the Friday namaz, violence had erupted on Nai Sarak near Parade and Dada Miya Ka Hata. Many people were injured as the rioters pelted stones. After controlling the mob, the police had registered three cases and booked 36 named accused besides thousands of unidentified persons.
On Saturday, police had arrested the mastermind of the violence and
On Sunday, amid tight security, the police produced Hayat Zafar Hashmi and his aides Javed Ahmad, Mohammad Rahil and Mohammad Sufian in the special court around 2:30 pm. The court immediately sent the accused four to jail on 14 days’ judicial remand.
National president of Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Fans Association, Hayat Zafar Hashmi and his three aides -- Javed Ahmad, Mohammad Rahil and Mohammad Sufian – were arrested by the crime branch of Kanpur Nagar police from Lucknow on Saturday.
Prior to producing them in the court, a heavy police force was deployed in the collectorate compound. They were produced in the court by Kanpur Commissioner of Police Vijay Singh Meena himself.
Joint Commissioner of Police Anand Prakash Tewari said 22 people were arrested till Saturday and seven more rioters had been arrested on Sunday after being identified on the basis of CCTV footages.
He said the other rioters would be arrested soon.