New Delhi, May 15 -- Delhi Police has taken four persons into custody for pasting posters that criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Several FIRs were lodged in the districts across the state.

Police suspect the role of AAP councilor Dhirender Kumar behind the persons who were arrested from the Delhi East's Kalyanpuri.

Earlier, on receiving information of the posters, the Delhi Police had alerted all its district police officers. The accused were apprehended on Thursday.

Delhi Police Additional DCP Sanjay Sehrawat said its police personnel have arrested Dalip Lal (35), Shivam Dubey (27), Rahul Tyagi (24) and Rajeev Kumar (19) from Kalyanpuri area.

The police have registered 10 FIRs in this matter. Around 860 posters and 20 banners ...