Nearly two weeks after Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan — president of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) — was arrested in connection with the violent clashes in Bareilly, he faces fresh trouble.

The Badaun District Cooperative Bank has now issued a recovery notice to Khan for allegedly defaulting on a Rs 5,055 agricultural loan he had taken over 35 years ago. On Thursday, bank officials pasted the notice outside Khan’s home in the Biharipur Dhal area of Bareilly.

The Bareilly police had accused Khan, 65, of allegedly “masterminding” the violence. SSP Anurag Arya said the cleric has now been booked in 10 out of the 12 cases related to the September 26 clashes. He added that a warrant had also been sought against him in a 2019 case concerning protests over the CAA/ NRC .

According to bank ch

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