Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh: – In a dramatic turn of events, Bareilly witnessed heightened tension as thousands of supporters of Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief, Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, flooded the streets in protest following his detention by the police. The cleric was apprehended for issuing a ‘jail bharo’ call regarding the Gyanvapi case, leading to reported incidents of stone pelting in the Shahmat Ganj area, resulting in one injury, according to police sources.
District Magistrate, [Name], affirmed that law enforcement authorities are actively investigating the situation, with plans to register a First Information Report (FIR) in due course.
Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan’s call for a ‘jail bharo andolan’ urged his followers to voluntarily submit to arrest in protest against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s recent remarks in the Assembly regarding Muslim claims on the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi and the Shahi Idgah mosque in Mathura.
The aftermath of Friday prayers saw a surge of Raza Khan’s supporters taking to the streets, prompting a significant police presence of around 1,000 personnel. Six Additional Superintendents of Police and 12 Circle Officers were deployed to maintain law and order in the region amidst escalating tensions.
