Overview

• Police identified seven co-accused alongside Tauqeer Raza and detained 36–39 more for questioning as investigations widened across the city.
• FIRs filed at multiple stations name more than 2,000 unidentified people, with teams reviewing CCTV, drone footage and social media to trace participants.
• Authorities reported stone‑pelting, vandalised vehicles and shops, pellet wounds and at least 10 injured police personnel, and said new videos capture gunfire.
• Section 163 of the BNSS was in force as the planned march was denied permission, prompting lathi‑charges to disperse crowds and heavy PAC/RAF deployment.
• The dispute that began with Kanpur FIRs over ‘I Love Muhammad’ banners has spread to districts such as Mau and Baghpat and to Gujarat’s Gandhinagar, leading to reinforced security.