SARGODHA, Nov 17: Mela police have rounded up UC Naib Nazim Ansar Mehmood, his 12 supporters and others for 'instigating' people who set ablaze Bhabra police post on Eid days as a protest on the killing of a youth.

District Police Officer Muhammad Naeem Khan said here on Wednesday that the situation had turned normal. He claimed that Muhammad Azam Warriach in his statement before death had said that he was hit by the firing of the mob.

The DPO said Ansar Mehmood 'politicized' the death of Umer Shahzad, a passer by, who died as a result of shootout between two groups, led by Aslam Ranjha and Afzal, on Eid day.

He said though a case had been registered and the mob had dispersed on police's assurance, yet the Nazim allegedly instigated the people and led them to set ablaze the police post. Police have invoked 11 Sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, including 302, 395, 353, 324, 148, 149, 436, 440, 152, 153 and 120 B, besides Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act.