The police on Wednesday night detained the Hindu-Muslim couple who had allegedly eloped on 27 April – an incident that led to the lynching of the 45-year-old Ghulam Mohammad in Bulandshahr, UP, for his suspected role in the elopement.

On Tuesday, an FIR had been filed against six members of the Hindu Yuva Vahini in connection with the murder. The police had also arrested three people in the case, reported ANI.