Overview

• Police said about 50 people, including Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, were detained for questioning after stone-pelting and vandalism near Islamia Ground.
• Officials reported at least 10 police personnel injured, a lathi charge and tear gas to disperse crowds, and accounts of shots fired as forces moved to restore order.
• District authorities had pre-positioned police, PAC and RAF units, conducted flag marches, and cited Section 163 BNSS to bar gatherings without permission.
• Investigators say FIRs are being registered and suspects will be traced using videography, photographs and call records, with claims of a pre-planned conspiracy under probe.
• The row has produced parallel protests and detentions in Mau and Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh and in Gandhinagar and Davanagere, as leaders issued both peace appeals and criticism of police force.