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‘I Love Mohammad’ protest: UP cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan arrested over violence in Bareilly after Friday prayers
Tauqeer Raza Khan and seven others were sent to 14-day judicial custody after police said his speeches incited violence injuring 10 officers during the protest.
- On Saturday, September 27, 2025, police in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, arrested cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan and seven others after a violent clash following Friday prayers near a mosque.
- The unrest followed the denial of permission for a demonstration called by Raza supporting the 'I Love Muhammad' campaign, linked to boards displayed during a September 4 Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi procession in Kanpur.
- Officials, including DM Avinash Singh and SSP Anurag Arya, said Raza and seven others masterminded the clash involving stone-pelting and vandalism and sent them to 14-day judicial custody.
- District authorities characterized the unrest as a deliberate plot to disrupt peace despite the enforcement of Section 163 of BNSS banning unauthorized assemblies, while Raza criticized the police's conduct and called for calm.
- The incident sparked protests and police crackdowns across Uttar Pradesh and other states, with civil rights groups noting over 1,300 Muslims booked and critics asserting expressing love for the Prophet should not be criminalized.
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Police have arrested Maulana Tauqeer Raza, head of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council, in connection with the violence in Bareilly. A massive protest erupted in Bareilly after Friday prayers. Some members of the Muslim community gathered near the Al-Hazrat Dargah in Bareilly, carrying posters that read "I Love Mohammad." This protest quickly escalated into a violent confrontation.
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