Six people have been detained in Bareilly after overnight raids for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans in a busy market that prompted shopkeepers to partially down shutters and triggered panic in the area, officials said on Monday (May 4, 2026).
An FIR has been lodged against over four dozen people in connection with the incident that took place on Sunday (May 3) and the main accused is Kashif, son of former corporator Tahseen, who is allegedly associated with Maulana Tauqeer Raza’s Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC).
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Raza has been lodged in jail since September 27 last year, a day after violent clashes erupted in Bareilly on September 26 following controversy over an “I Love Mohammad” poster.
Police said Sunday's (May 3) incident was captured on CCTV cameras, and around 14 accused have been identified so far.
