Lucknow, Aug. 14 -- Four Kanwariyas have been arrested in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh in connection with the death of a Muslim driver who was allegedly attacked by four devotees and an auto-rickshaw driver.

The Garhmukhteshwar police apprehended accused Lokesh Singh, Ankit Kumar, Manish Kumar, and Shivam, residents of Bajheda Khurd village in the Pilakhwa block of Hapur, on Thursday, August 13. Initially, the accused were booked on charges of rioting with a deadly weapon, an attempt to murder, and voluntarily causing grievous injuries. The police have since added Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) section 103 (1) for murder.

The incident is from July 31, when 27-year-old Azeem Ali, a driver from Moradabad, met with an accident in Hapur. ...