Trouble is likely to mount for Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan as authorities are preparing to detain him under the stringent National Security Act (NSA).

The cleric, currently lodged in Fatehgarh Central Jail, is unlikely to be brought to Bareilly anytime soon, officials said on Thursday.

Clashes had taken place on September 26 between police and a large crowd gathered outside a mosque in the Kotwali area of Bareilly after Friday prayers over the cancellation of a protest called by Raza on the "I Love Muhammad" poster row.

The police and the district administration are believed to be firm on their decision to slap the NSA on Raza, citing his criminal background and the recent unrest in the city, to keep him under detention. Officials have also requested t

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