British police have arrested a man armed with a sword following reports of people having been stabbed during a serious incident in northeast London although it was not thought to be terrorism-related, the capital’s police force said on Tuesday. The 36-year old man was arrested after police were called to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house in the area close to Hainault train station, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

In the statement given to the police , the girl said Pritam Yadav, the accused, befriended her on social media and had come to her village to meet her

“The victim was identified as Isha, a resident of Mahavir Enclave,” a senior police officer said and added that the accident happened when she was returning home riding a cycle