article_snippet: It comes as police arrested 18 people in Nagaland state, but it was unclear if they were directly involved in the killing of Syed Farid Khan, also known as Sharif, whose body was then strung up to a clock tower on Thursday.
article_snippet: Police have now arrested 18 people who were part of a lynch mob .
article_snippet: Police say Police are now verifying if the men arrests besides being part of a lynch mob were also involved in the lynching .
article_snippet: Meanwhile, Inspector General of Police Wabang Jamir confirmed: 'So far we have arrested 18 people for rioting and unlawful assembly.' 'we are now verifying if besides being part of the mob they were also directly involved in the lynching.' 'we have already identified many more people (for arrest) from videos and photos (of the incident on social media.'
highlights_snippet: Police have arrested 18 people who were part of a lynch mob in India .
  