HUBBALLI: Five days after riots broke out in Hubballi over a derogatory WhatsApp post which led to mobs attacking cops and a police station, a maulvi who allegedly made a provocative speech from atop apolice vehicle and six others were arrested on Thursday. With this, 134 persons have been arrested in the case.
The maulvi has been identified as Wasim Pathan, who was in hiding after the incident on Saturday. HubballiDharwad City police commissioner Labhu Ram told reporters here that the maulvi was arrested in Belagavi and brought to Hubballi for inquiry.