Overview

• Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, named Accused No. 1 in FIRs that allege he incited followers during the Bareilly violence.
• Multiple FIRs name large numbers of suspects, police say they are using CCTV and phone forensics, and they report recovering stones, cartridges and a pistol from detainees.
• Nadeem, identified by police as a close aide of Raza, was detained over allegedly mobilising about 1,600 people via WhatsApp and misleading officers before the protest; local internet curbs were extended.
• In Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar, protests over an “I Love Muhammad” graffiti and rangoli turned violent, police used a lathi-charge, one person was arrested over the artwork and about 30 were detained.
• Maalana Shahabuddin Razvi appealed for calm, while families in Bareilly said they lack information on relatives picked up by police and leaders including CM Yogi Adityanath and CM Devendra Fadnavis vowed firm action.