Overview

• Police said two Shahjahanpur residents, Mohammed Idris and Iqbal, were arrested after an encounter in which both were shot in the legs and a snatched anti‑riot gun and pistols were recovered.
• Authorities reported 10 FIRs naming roughly 180 people with about 2,500 unnamed, and said IMC chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan remains in custody as a main accused.
• Officials expanded sealing and demolition actions against properties linked to IMC associates, including a garage tied to Mohsin Raza and sites alleged to have sheltered accused persons.
• Congress leaders Imran Masood and Danish Ali said they were prevented from traveling to Bareilly and described it as house arrest, a characterization local police disputed.
• Security has been tightened for Dussehra and Friday prayers across Bareilly division with additional PAC and RAF deployments and drone surveillance, officials said.