The Muslim Students Organisation of India (MSO) on Friday filed a plea in the Delhi High Court, seeking the withdrawal of cases registered over the ‘I Love Muhammad’ row that erupted in several cities.

The plea argued that love towards Prophet Muhammad is deeply spiritual and should not be criminalised. The organisation also alleged that innocent people were implicated in the controversy because of their religious identities.

The plea also claimed that communal targeting had left the petitioners and their families in deep fear and distress. This came after more than two dozen people were taken into custody in Bareilly after police clashed with a large crowd carrying ‘I Love Muhammad’ posters after Friday prayers.

Violent clashes broke out in Bareilly after large crowds holding “I Love M

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