Overview

• Friday prayers in Bareilly passed without incident under heavy deployment, zonal policing and drone surveillance.
• Uttar Pradesh Police blocked a 14-member Samajwadi Party team from visiting the city, placing Leader of Opposition Mata Prasad Pandey and other leaders under movement restrictions on law-and-order grounds.
• Internet services suspended since Thursday were restored on Saturday afternoon even as patrols and checkpoints continued across sensitive areas.
• The Bareilly Development Authority razed Raza Palace and sealed other venues linked to accused persons, with officials stating the actions stem from pre-existing anti-encroachment orders.
• Police have registered 10 FIRs, arrested 83 people, named cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza in the case and formed an SIT reviewing CCTV and WhatsApp activity to identify additional suspects.