Overview

• Uttar Pradesh police said two men from Shahjahanpur, Idrees and Iqbal, were shot in the leg and arrested on Wednesday, and a snatched anti-riot firearm and country-made pistols were recovered.
• A separate police operation on Tuesday led to the arrest of IMC district president Tazim after he was wounded in what police described as a gunfight; officers allege he fired at them and had opened fire during the September 26 unrest.
• With 17 arrests reported on Tuesday, police say the total held since the clashes has reached 73 across cases that include alleged conspiracy and attacks on officers, supported by video identifications and FIRs naming hundreds.
• Local authorities continued sealing and demolition actions against properties linked to IMC associates, including a garage razed for alleged encroachment and shops, a marriage lawn and hotels sealed for violations or sheltering suspects.
• Congress MP Imran Masood and an SP legislator said they were confined to their homes ahead of a planned Bareilly visit, a claim police dispute as they describe the move as precautionary deployment, while the Ala Hazrat family and Muslim groups accused police of excesses and demanded releases.