Hyderabad, Feb. 5 -- The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested a 24-year-old Muslim man identified as Mohammad Aqeel, a native of Narullapur village of Mirzapur on the charges of "sedition" following a livestream with a Pakistani cleric.

Aqeel was arrested on January 30 under section 152 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which corresponds to actions that threaten the unity and sovereignty of the country.

In a viral video of the conversation, the young man was seen questioning a Pakistan-based prominent clergy, Maulana Mohammad Ali Mirza. Aqeel had questioned the clergy over terming the Muslims as martyrs who died during a clash with UP police over the Shahi Jama Masjid survey order in Sambhal on November 24.

Responding to his question,...