Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday evening arrested two sons of late Ashraf Sehrai, who died on 5 May in a hospital during his imprisonment under Public Safety Act (PSA).

According to a local news agency the duo were arrested from their residence at Bulbulbagh area of Barzulla in Srinagar.

They said a police party from Kupwara along with Srinagar police arrested Mujahid Sehrai and Rashid Sehrai, both sons of late Sehrai, and took them to Kupwara.

Earlier, two close relatives of late Sehrai were also arrested in connection with the same case, sources were quoted saying.

The news agency also quoted local sources adding that both the sons have been arrested in connection with a case registered against them on 6 May at the police station in Tekkipora-Sogam.