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Bareilly Locks Down Internet and Tightens Security Ahead of Friday Prayers

Officials say the 48-hour shutdown aims to curb rumour-mongering after last week’s clashes.

Bareilly SP South Anshika Verma leads a flag march in a sensitive area of the district on Thursday
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Overview

  • Uttar Pradesh ordered mobile data, broadband and SMS services off from 3 pm on October 2 to 3 pm on October 4 in Bareilly and nearby districts, citing the risk of incitement on social media.
  • Police, PAC and RAF units are deployed with drones and foot patrols, markets are subdued, and the city has been carved into super zones and zones for tighter surveillance.
  • Senior clerics, including Maulana Ahsan Razan Khan and Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, urged worshippers to head straight home after Friday prayers and ignore rumours.
  • Police say 10 FIRs have been filed with about 200 named among 2,500 accused, roughly 80 people sent to jail, and cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan arrested as the alleged main conspirator.
  • Congress MP Imran Masood and SP MLA Shahnavaz Khan were stopped by police from visiting Bareilly this week, with teams posted outside their homes.