Overview

• Police say more than 80 people have been arrested since the September 26 clashes over the ‘I Love Muhammad’ row, including cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan and several aides.
• Two suspects identified as Idrees and Iqbal were shot in the legs and detained after an encounter in the CB Ganj/Fatehganj area, with officers reporting the recovery of a stolen anti-riot gun, country-made pistols and cartridges.
• Officials report 10 FIRs filed with about 180 named and thousands of unnamed accused, and investigators cite links to associate Nadeem Khan as they examine alleged external mobilisation.
• Authorities continued sealing and demolition actions against properties tied to accused persons, including a garage linked to Mohsin Raza and venues alleged to have sheltered suspects.
• Congress’s Imran Masood and other opposition leaders said they were prevented from visiting Bareilly, a step police described as a law-and-order precaution, while religious bodies criticised the arrests and demanded releases.