A huge uproar erupted in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, after Friday prayers as part of the “I Love Mohammad” campaign. Supporters of Maulana Tauqeer Raza had come to the city to submit a memorandum when the crowd suddenly became violent.

The police responded with a cane charge against the rioting mob. In order to maintain law and order, 12 companies of the RAF and the RRF have been sent to the area.

In turn, authorities in Bareilly carried out a flag march to deliver the unambiguous message that any disturbance of peace would be actionable. District Magistrate Avinash Singh, instituted Section 163 of the BNS (Bareilly, Noida, Rules), which prohibited any protest without prior permission.

There was also a mass gathering of police and paramilitary personnel to Bareilly, where a team led by SP

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