Meerut, March 25 -- The arrest of Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid Committee president Zafar Ali has been met with strong opposition from the legal community in the city. On Monday, lawyers staged a strike and held a protest march, accusing the police of wrongfully targeting the senior advocate in connection with the violence.

The protesting lawyers marched from the district court to Shankar Chauraha, chanting slogans and demanding Zafar's immediate release. They alleged that the police had falsely implicated him and taken action without proper investigation. In response to the protests, police forces were deployed in key areas to maintain law and order.

Zafar was arrested on Sunday in connection with the violent clashes that erupted during ...