NEW DELHI: Police on Saturday detained Tauqeer Raza Khan, chief of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council, after his call for a protest in support of the 'I love Muhammad' campaign triggered a violent clash between demonstrators and police following Friday prayers in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, officials said. "Tauqeer Raza has been taken into custody, and further legal proceedings are underway. The situation is peaceful and under control," Bareilly SSP Anurag Arya told the media. The detention came a day after tensions flared in Bareilly, where a crowd carrying 'I Love Muhammad' posters clashed with police outside a mosque in the Kotwali area following Friday prayers. The unrest was sparked by the last-minute cancellation of a demonstration called by Raza, who alleged that authorities denied hi
Bareilly unrest: Cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan detained after 'I Love Muhammad' protest turns violent

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