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- Police in Prayagraj have arrested ten people after violence and property damage broke out during a student protest on Saturday against the alleged NEET paper leak, with vehicles, including some carrying BJP flags, targeted.
- The arrests, based on CCTV footage and viral videos, were made after a case was registered on complaints from BJP leaders, and those detained include a history-sheeter, a hotel operator, and vendors.
- Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said the troublemakers were Samajwadi Party members and not students, while SP chief Akhilesh Yadav questioned the police action and SP workers met the district magistrate demanding the students' release.
- The episode has turned the protest into a political flashpoint between the BJP and the SP, with the administration warning of no leniency against those damaging public property.
What to watch next
- Identification and action against other suspects still being traced by police
- SP's protest with the district administration and its demand for the release of those arrested
- Whether further arrests escalate or ease the BJP-SP political confrontation over the violence
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