Indian police have arrested at least three persons for raising pro-Pakistan slogans in the Indian cities of Pune and Nashik.

The police arrested two persons for shouting “Pakistan Zindabad” slogan in Kondhwa area of Pune on August 14, the Independence Day of Pakistan, media reports said. They were identified as Akbar Nadaf and Tauqir.

A 25-year-old man from Nashik city of Maharashtra was arrested for raising pro-Pakistan slogans during a programme on the occasion of Indian Independence Day, 15th August, a senior official said.

As per a police official, an event was organised on August 15 at Chandwad Toll Plaza.

During the programme, one of the toll plaza employees, identified as Shadab Shafaqat Qureshi, began shouting “Pakistan Zindabad”, the official said.

The toll plaza manager then filed a police complaint following which a case was registered against Qureshi and he was arrested, the official said.