Overview

• Mobile and broadband services, halted from Oct. 2, were turned back on around 1 pm on Oct. 4 after prayers across the city passed without incident, officials said.
• Uttar Pradesh Police stopped a 14-member Samajwadi Party team from visiting Bareilly; LoP Mata Prasad Pandey was told to stay home and MPs were intercepted or kept under watch in other cities.
• Police have registered 10 FIRs naming roughly 200 people among about 2,500 accused, arrested at least 81, and identified IMC chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan as a main conspirator.
• The administration has intensified legal action, with Bareilly Development Authority sealing venues linked to accused individuals as investigations continue.
• Security remains heavy with citywide zoning, foot patrols and drone surveillance, and senior clerics publicly urged worshippers to return home promptly and ignore rumors.