Police in Agra, Uttar Pradesh have arrested eight men for setting on fire two houses reportedly belonging to a Muslim man.
All the arrested men are said to be members of one “Dharam Jagran Samanvay Sangh”.
According to the police, a mob had set fire to the two houses in Agra’s Runakta locality on Friday after a Muslim man who owned them eloped with a girl from another religion.
Here is what happened
Sajid, a gym owner, had reportedly eloped with a woman, who is said to be 22 years old.
There are also some reports suggesting that she was a class 11 student.
She went missing on Monday and was traced two days later by police, but Sajid’s whereabouts were not known.
Based on a complaint by the girl’s family, a case was also registered under section 366 of the Indian Penal Code.
