Yesterday police had said they have launched a manhunt to find people who were part of the mob that carried out the attack.
The two young men identified as Vishal and Shivam were arrested after a five day manhunt, police said.
Police sources also indicated that they suspect Vishal was among the main conspirators. He allegedly organised a meeting in which people were provoked to attack Ikhlaq’s family.
Police sources also said families of the accused, who are also residents of the village, have not been cooperating with the investigation.
A total of nine people have been arrested so far amid a huge public outcry over the killing of 52-year-old Mohammad Ikhlaq allegedly over rumours that he had eaten beef.
Yesterday police had said they have launched a manhunt to find people who were part of the mob that carried out the attack.
Mohammad Ikhlaq, 52, was beaten to death by a mob in Dadri on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday night. He and his 22-year-old son were dragged from their house by around 100 villagers and beaten with bricks. Ikhlaq’s son is critical.
Half an hour before the attack, an announcement was allegedly made at a temple nearby that a calf had been slaughtered and its carcass had been found near a transformer.
No names were taken in the announcement, but there are only two Muslim families in the area and the other family was out.
Killing cows is illegal in Uttar Pradesh.
The police are investigating who started the rumours in a part of western Uttar Pradesh that is prone to trouble at the slightest provocation.
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