16 extra arrested in Bareilly; outfits name for clerics launch

Bareilly police on Tuesday arrested Maulana Mohsin Raza, the son-in-law of cleric and Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza’s elder brother, and initiated demolition motion on properties linked to him in reference to the violent protests on September 26 within the wake of the ‘I Love Muhammad’ poster controversy in Kanpur.

District officers focused unlawful buildings linked to Mr. Mohsin Raza, together with a storage allegedly constructed on encroached land.

“Sixteen extra rioters who had deliberate to riot in Bareilly metropolis on September 26 and attacked the police occasion with hearth, bricks, stones and acid bottles had been arrested by the police,” stated Anurag Arya, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Bareilly.

Meanwhile, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind have condemned Mr. Tauqeer Raza and sought his instant launch. “What started with a easy slogan – an expression of devotion and reverence – was equated with threats to public order,” stated Jamaat-e-Islami president Syed Sadatullah Hussaini.

“Peaceful protest by Muslims over the Kanpur incident is just not against the law, and the irresponsible and aggressive response of the police is a gross abuse of energy and an act of utmost injustice,” stated SQR Ilyas, the AIMPLB spokesman.