A day after a woman and her daughter from Amethi set themselves afire in front of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha here, police on Saturday said that four people were booked in the case, including two leaders of the MIM and the Congress on the charge of "instigating" them to immolate themselves.

Even as accused Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Kadir Khan was arrested, co-accused Congress leader Anoop Patel denied the charges levelled against him. Three police officials were also suspended on the charge of negligence in duty and departmental action initiated against them, a senior police officer said. Commenting on the immolation incident, Lucknow Police Commissioner Sujeet Pandey said that it was a result of a "criminal conspiracy" wherein some people played a key role in instigating the women. "We have registered the FIR against four people, including MIM leader Kadir Khan and Congress leader Anoop Patel, a woman named Aasma and her son Sultan," the Commissioner said.