Kanpur violence: 9 more arrested, cops release pictures of 40 suspects

More such posters to be released as cops have managed to retrieve images of 110 people so far from video and CCTV footages, say officials

KANPUR The police will put up hoardings carrying pictures of key suspects involved in the Kanpur violence at prominent places in and around the affected areas, said officials on Monday. Nine more people were arrested in connection with the violence, taking the total number of those arrested to 38, said officials.

Police personnel stand guard at the Parade Chauraha area for the fourth consecutive day after violence broke out between two groups on June 3rd, in Kanpur on Monday. (ANI Photo)

The violence broke out in Pared, Nai Sadak and Yateemkhana areas of the city on Friday when some people tried to force shopkeepers to down shutters over allegedly insulting remarks made by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma against Prophet Mohammed during a TV debate, according to police.

On Monday, the police released a poster with 40 pictures of suspects they were looking for in connection with the violence. More such posters were in the process of being released as the cops had managed to retrieve images of 110 people so far from video and CCTV footages, said officials.

As many as 50 such hoardings will be put up in six police station areas of Kanpur.