Bidar police arrested four persons in connection with the trespassing of the Archaeological Survey of India-protected Mahmud Gawan madrasa and performing puja inside on October 6 during the Dasara procession. Earlier, 9 persons had been booked for trespass.
Manish Karbikar, Inspector General of Police (North Eastern Range), informed The Hindu of the arrests on October 7.
Bidar MLA Rahim Khan demanded stringent action against the culprits for ‘attempting to instigate enmity between religious communities and provoke communal violence’.
