Hubballi riots: AIMIM corporator arrested
Team Udayavani, Apr 23, 2022, 6:24 PM IST
Hubballi: The probe into the riots in the Old Hubli area is continuing in full swing. As per the latest reports, a Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation member of the AIMIM party has been arrested.
Nazeer Ahmad Honyala, a corporator of the 71st ward, was arrested on Saturday. It is gathered that he has been booked under the charges of instigating the mob.
He was brought to the Old Hubli police station and is being questioned, sources said.
The violence erupted in Hubballi, late on the night of April 16 following the surfacing of an objectionable post on social media by a youth. The mob gathered in front of the police station in Hubballiresorted to violence after the police refused to hand over the accused youth to them.
The violent mob damaged public property and also injured 12 policemen. Several arrests have already been made in this regard.
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