NOIDA, April 20 -- Gautam Buddh Nagar police has arrested two more accused in connection with the recent violence during protests by workers in Noida, officials said on Monday.
The accused, identified as Himanshu Thakur and Satyam Verma, were arrested on Sunday and are alleged to have been involved in orchestrating provocative activities and violence during the protests.
According to the police, both were active members of 'Bigul Mazdoor Dasta' and played a role in mobilising and inciting demonstrators during the sit-ins held under the jurisdiction of the Phase-2 police station, where a case in connection with the incidents has already been registered.
Thakur, currently residing in north Delhi, was present in Noida on the day of the incident and was in constant contact with Aditya Anand, the alleged mastermind behind the unrest, the police said.
The arrests were made after sustained interrogation and investigation by the police, officials added.
Further legal proceedings against the accused are underway.
Noida police and UP Special Task Force, which is also handling the case, had on April 18 announced the arrest of the protest's "mastermind" Aditya Anand from Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu.
According to the police, during the factory workers' protest for a wage hike on April 13, "misleading posts" were circulated through some social media accounts with the intent to disturb public peace and law and order. A mob subsequently resorted to stone-pelting, arson and vandalism, targeting vehicles, private property and public assets.
Multiple FIRs were registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act.
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