India, Jan. 9 -- Six more people were arrested on Thursday for allegedly pelting stones at the police during an anti-encroachment drive abutting a century-old mosque at central Delhi's Turkman Gate a day earlier, taking the total number of arrests to 11 so far.

Deputy commissioner of police (central) Nidhin Valsan identified those arrested as Mohammed Afaan, Mohammed Adil, Mohammed Hamza, Mohammed Ubaid, Mohammed Athar, all aged between 20 to 30, and Shahnawaz Alam, 45. All six are residents of the Turkman Gate area.

Police also said that they are monitoring the role of two women who allegedly made "inflammatory" statements on their social media profiles.

"A woman who has over 32,000 followers on social media shared a video saying that...