Bareilly Internet Suspended: There has been tension since the violence on 26 September in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. Internet services have been discontinued here for the next 48 hours. Extreme security arrangements have been made. Police have arrested 81 people.
Bareilly violence: The security system in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh has been tightened in the midst of I Love Muhammad controversy. Internet service here has been closed for the next 48 hours. Congress leaders Danish Ali and Imran Masood have alleged that the house has been arrested to prevent them from going to Bareilly.
81 people arrested for violence in Bareilly
Violence took place on 26 September in Bareilly. 81 people have been arrested in this case. Additional police forces have been deployed in the city till 4 October. Given the seriousness of the situation, the Bareilly administration has ordered to close the internet services for the next 48 hours. From 3 pm on October 2, 3 pm to 3 pm, mobile internet, data and broadband services will be closed throughout the city.
MP Imran Masood got under house arrest
Congress leader and Saharanpur MP Imran Masood was going to Bareilly with his colleague Shahnawaz Khan. They have been placed under house arrest. Masood said that he was about to go to Bareilly and hold a meeting. After this there was a plan to return, but the police did not let them leave the house. Former Amroha MP Danish Ali has alleged that he has been forcibly under house arrest on the orders of the Uttar Pradesh government. He was going to Bareilly.
Stressful situation in Bareilly, police flag march
Action on suspected rioters and supporters continues in Bareilly. The police have conducted a flag march. On Wednesday, two more people involved in the violence were arrested. The total number of people arrested from this increased to 81. Police said Idris and Iqbal were injured in an encounter in CBGanj area of Bareilly. He is currently undergoing treatment in police custody.
SSP Anurag Arya said that 20 criminal cases including theft, robbery, Gangster Act, Arms Act have been registered against Idris. Iqbal has about 17 cases registered in similar allegations. Both were in touch with Nadeem Khan. He is an associate of Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) head Maulvi Tauqir Raza Khan. Tauqir Raza “I Love Muhammad” is the mastermind of the protest. He is already in jail.
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What is ‘I Love Muhammad’ controversy?
After Friday prayers on 26 September, a crowd of more than 2 thousand people gathered outside a mosque in the Kotwali area of Bareilly. This was followed by stone pelting, injuring the policemen. The violence began with the cancellation of the protests proposed by Tauqir Raza Khan over the poster controversy ‘I Love Muhammad’. The police have so far registered 10 FIRs against 180 nominated and 2,500 unidentified people. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has warned of strict action against the rioters.
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