Overview

• A crowd carrying 'I Love Muhammad' posters clashed with police near Bareilly’s Kotwali area after Friday prayers, with stone‑pelting reported and officers using force to disperse the gathering.
• A local court ordered 14 days’ judicial custody for cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan and seven others, while dozens more were detained for questioning and, according to officials, weapons were seized at the scene.
• Police said at least 10 personnel were injured and a video accessed by a TV outlet captured sounds of gunfire, as teams review CCTV, social media footage and call records to identify additional suspects.
• Multiple FIRs were filed, including cases naming more than 2,000 unidentified individuals across five police stations, after authorities said the march lacked required written permission under Section 163 of the BNSS.
• Uttar Pradesh’s information department described the unrest as a well‑planned conspiracy under investigation, and the broader poster row traces back to a Kanpur FIR that has since sparked similar incidents in several states.