Raebareli: Two more individuals have been arrested in the Raebareli district in connection with the lynching of a Dalit man, Hariom Valmiki, police said on Saturday.

Ajay Agrahari was arrested on October 15, while Akhilesh Maurya was arrested on Saturday. With this, the total number of arrests made in the case is 16, the police said in a statement.

Hariom Valmiki, 40, was allegedly lynched by villagers who mistook him for a thief during a night vigil at about 1 am on October 2 amid rumours that a gang was using drones for surveillance to mark houses for robberies.

The incident sparked widespread outrage, with opposition parties, including the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of failing to protect Dalits and curb mob violence.

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