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Bareilly Tightens Security, Shuts Internet Ahead of Friday Prayers After ‘I Love Muhammad’ Unrest

A 48-hour blackout aims to curb rumours following last week’s clashes.

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Bareilly SP South Anshika Verma leads a flag march in a sensitive area of the district on Thursday
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People holding a banner reading 'I love Mohammad' stage a protest outside Naumahal Mosque after the Friday prayers over the 'I love Mohammad' row, in Bareilly

Overview

  • Mobile data, broadband and SMS are suspended from 3 pm on October 2 to 3 pm on October 4 under a state Home Department order, according to Home Secretary Gaurav Dayal.
  • The city is divided into four super zones and eight zones with PAC, RAF and paramilitary deployments, drone surveillance and senior officers conducting foot patrols.
  • Clerics from the Ala Hazrat Dargah and the All India Muslim Jamaat urged worshippers to return home immediately after prayers and to ignore calls to assemble.
  • Police have registered 10 FIRs and sent about 82 people to jail, with IMC chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza arrested and named by investigators as the main conspirator.
  • Neighbouring districts Shahjahanpur, Pilibhit and Budaun are on high alert, and the annual Julus-e-Gausia procession is cancelled this year in favour of a brief programme on Saturday.