BAREILLY, Oct. 1 -- With the investigation into the September 26 Bareilly violence ongoing, police on Wednesday arrested Dr Nafees Khan -- a close associate of Maulana Tauqeer Raza -- his son Farman, and six others, and sent them to jail, officials said.

According to SSP Anurag Arya, a total of eight accused were arrested, including two residents of Shahjahanpur district in an encounter. Of those sent to jail so far, three are from other states, and authorities are gathering additional information about them.

Since the outbreak of violence, 81 people have been arrested, while police are identifying more suspects based on video footage and recordings, with focus on individuals who allegedly instigated and mobilised the crowd, officials s...