US EditionU.P. Police Initiate Demolition Action Against Properties Linked to Bareilly Cleric’s Aide
Police arrested cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan and 73 others, sealing eight properties linked to his associates amid a crackdown on violent protests triggered by the 'I Love Muhammad' campaign.
- On September 26 in Bareilly, violent clashes erupted after Friday prayers with over 2,000 people gathering outside a Kotwali mosque, and Bareilly police said 73 have been arrested.
- The 'I Love Muhammad' campaign/banner sparked unrest, with officials saying around 16,000 people were mobilised through WhatsApp groups, according to Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan.
- Teams from the Bareilly Development Authority and district administration carried out sealing and demolition drives on Tuesday at eight allegedly illegal properties linked to Khan's associates in Faiq Enclave and Jagatpur.
- Families of detainees in Bareilly say police have not shared arrest records and several young men and minors were publicly paraded, leaving mothers and sisters pleading daily outside local police stations and kotwali.
- With Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan in 14-day judicial custody, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board condemned the arrests as 'communal politics' and defended the protests as legitimate religious expression.
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Who's Tauqeer Raza, the mastermind of 'I Love Muhammad' chaos in Bareilly?
UP cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, a descendant of Ala Hazrat, the founder of the Barelvi Sunni order, has long been both a kingmaker and a troublemaker in Bareilly and the Rohilkhand region. He is allegedly the mastermind of the 'I Love Muhammad' protests that turned violent in Bareilly. So, who is this controversial cleric?
Bareilly clashes: Cleric’s aide shot at in ‘encounter’, demolition drive on
Local authorities also launched sealing and demolition drives against associates of IMC president Maulana Tauqeer Raza, who has been accused of “masterminding” the violence that erupted after Friday prayers.
Following last Friday's violence in Bareilly, the administration has initiated strict action. Bulldozers have been used on the premises of associates of Maulana Tauqeer Raza, the main accused in the violence. Illegal warehouses built on municipal land have been demolished, including those belonging to Samajwadi Party councilor Oman Mirza. An unidentified person said, "There are some people who do not like peace, do not like welfare. Whenever a H…
Bareilly Violence After ‘I Love Muhammad’ Protests: 73 Arrest By Yogi Govt Sends Stern Warning To Islamic Fundamentalists
The violent flare-up in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, on September 26 during the so-called ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests has triggered a strong crackdown by the police and a no-nonsense warning from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. What began as a gathering outside a mosque in Kotwali area soon turned into a violent confrontation, with mobs pelting stones, inciting unrest, and openly challenging law enforcement. The state machinery has since responded wi…
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