NEW DELHI: Congress MP Imran Masood was placed under house arrest in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday. He was preparing to lead a party delegation to violence-hit Bareilly, where tensions remain high over the ‘I Love Muhammad’ poster row. Masood was set to head a Congress delegation to meet the Bareilly DIG and assess the situation on the ground following Friday’s violence. However, citing security concerns and the prevailing law and order situation, local authorities prevented him from leaving Saharanpur and placed him under house arrest. What triggered Bareilly violence? The Congress delegation's visit comes in the wake of violent protests in Bareilly, which erupted after Friday prayers. More than 1,000 people gathered near Islamia Ground, waving religious ban

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