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UP Blocks SP Leaders From Visiting Bareilly as City Stays Calm Under Tight Curbs

Police say restricting political visits is necessary to keep order after last week’s clashes.

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bareilly on high alert
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The J&K BJP leader accused the UP government and police of adopting a vindictive attitude.

Overview

  • Friday prayers concluded largely peacefully in Bareilly under heavy deployment, with the city carved into super zones and drones monitoring key sites, officials said.
  • Internet and mobile data, suspended from Thursday afternoon, were restored around 1 pm on Saturday after orders that ran through October 4.
  • A 14-member Samajwadi Party delegation led by Leader of Opposition Mata Prasad Pandey was stopped from traveling, with Pandey served notices to stay home and MPs intercepted near Ghaziabad; SP MP Ziaur Rahman was kept under tight restrictions in Sambhal.
  • Police said 10 FIRs have been filed and 81 people arrested over the September 26 violence, including cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, while authorities began sealing properties linked to accused such as Hotel Skylark, Faham Lawn and Flora Garden, and Jalsa Green Marriage Hall.
  • The poster dispute widened beyond Bareilly as Meerut police arrested five persons for allegedly putting up an “I love Muhammad” banner and increased patrolling in the town.