Overview
- Police detained Furqan in Pilibhit within a day of a tip-off and recovered a pistol, two live cartridges, and ₹20,000 in cash.
- Officers said Furqan admitted he was assigned the task by people he knew in jail, and they described a prior criminal record in Pilibhit and Bareilly.
- Witness Mohammad Firdous Khan, who helped identify suspects from the September 26 violence, filed an FIR naming nine accused including Yasmeen Jahan and her son Adnan.
- Firdous alleged a ₹5 lakh contract was set for his killing and reported a December 18 threat demanding ₹10 lakh, as well as surveillance near his home.
- In the broader clashes case, IMC chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza and corporator Anees Saklani are jailed, and police say charge sheets have been filed in seven of ten related cases with others under investigation.