Congress MP Imran Masood and Samajwadi Party MLA Shahnavaz Khan were prevented by the police from visiting strife-hit Bareilly on Wednesday (October 1, 2025).

The two leaders were scheduled to travel to the city by an early morning train to meet some police officers, but were confined to their residences on Tuesday (September 30) night.

A police team has been standing guard outside their homes since then.

Police, though, have made no statement yet explaining the action.

Addressing reporters at his residence, Mr. Masood said, "We follow the Gandhian ideology. We were to leave at 6.50 am for Bareilly to meet the DIG and ADG and return by 1.30 p.m. But the government is using such tactics to hide its failures." Asked if their visit could have worsened the situation in Bareilly, Masood r

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