India, March 29 -- The Pune Rural Police have arrested eight persons in connection with the assault on a group of men during an Iftar gathering in Askarwadi village near Bopdev Ghat in Saswad earlier this month, officials said. The arrests were made on the night of March 27.

The incident occurred on March 13, when around 14 men from Kondhwa had gathered near a lakeside to break their Ramzan fast. According to police, a group of 50 to 150 people allegedly attacked them with sticks, rods and other weapons, injuring several. Some victims claimed the attackers made objectionable remarks before resorting to violence.

An FIR was registered at Saswad police station on March 14 under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)-includ...