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Week After Violence, Bareilly Turns Into Fortress Ahead Of Friday Prayers

Bareilly saw heightened security for Friday prayers after last week's violence. Police and paramilitary forces were deployed across sensitive areas.

Bareilly: Security was intensified in several sensitive areas in Bareilly before the afternoon prayers on Friday, a week after violence erupted following the congregational prayers.

From early morning, the district magistrate and the senior superintendent of police were seen patrolling the city with a heavy police presence, while clerics from the Ala Hazrat Dargah called on residents to keep the peace. Internet restrictions remained in place in Bareilly, and very few people were seen in markets.

Several people were injured on September 2

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