Kolkata, July 26 -- The Kolkata Police on Saturday arrested eleven individuals in connection with the violence and attack on journalists that occurred during a student rally in the city on July 24, officials said.

Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Kunal Aggarwal said that those apprehended were not students.

"A total of 11 accused were arrested in connection with violence and attack on journalists. None of them are students. They are all trouble mongers who were present at the CJP rally and engaged in vandalism," Aggarwal stated.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Irfan Khurshed (30), Arshad Ali alias Sajid (50), Md Moinuddin (26), Md Alamgir alias Raju (48), Imran Ahmed alias Gopi (19), Khalid Reja alias Rinku (4...