Sopore, Apr 15: Police on Wednesday arrested five more persons in connection with alleged vandalism and disruption during a student protest at a government girls’ higher secondary school in Sopore, officials said.

The arrests were made during overnight raids as part of an ongoing crackdown on those accused of creating law and order disturbances during the protest, they said.

According to police, the accused had infiltrated the protest and were involved in damaging public property.

Officials said 13 more suspects have been identified and efforts are underway to apprehend them.

Police said the raids and search operations will continue until all those involved are brought to justice.

Reiterating its stand, the police said it would not allow anyone to exploit sensitive situations to disturb public peace and warned of strict action against those found involved.

The police also urged people to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in maintaining peace and order in the area. (KNS).