The Haryana police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two more persons named in a first information report for burning of Dalit houses in Gohana. Four others, including the prime suspect, have been arrested for the murder of a financier, which triggered the casteist violence.
Those arrested in connection with the arson incident at Balmiki Basti on August 31 are Radhey Sham of Lath village and Manoj of Bhainswan Khurd village in the district, police said.
Police had earlier arrested Rampal of Nooran Khera village and Rajesh of Chhatehra village in the case. In the case relating to the murder of Baljeet, a financer of Garhwal village, police arrested four persons, including the prime suspect. They were identified as Shiv Lal, Veeru alias Jatinder, Chhota alias Hari Dass and Rakesh alias Kakoo.
A hunt is on for the others involved, Superintendent of Police Rajinder Singh told reporters in Sonepat. He said special teams had been formed and a new police post had been established in Balmiki Basti of Gohana town to instil confidence among the Dalits.