India, April 2 -- MEERUT A group of people allegedly waved the Palestine flag and raised slogans in support of that country following Eid celebrations in Saharanpur on Monday, prompting the cops to arrest five for "unlawful assembly" and "statements conducing to public mischief".

As many as 60 people were booked under BNS sections 189(3) (unlawful assembly), 189(5) (statements conducing to public mischief), 126(2) (wrongful restraint) and 223 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant). Those arrested included Mohd Uzaif, Mohd Falak, Abdul Kareem, Uzaif Khan and Abdul Raheem, said Saharanpur police.

The accused participated in a procession from Eidgah to Ghantaghar, where they allegedly waved the Palestinian flag alongsid...