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In Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, a controversy erupted after a banner reading “I Love Muhammad” was put up during the celebrations of Barawafat (Eid Milad-un-Nabi). The police registered an FIR (First Information Report) against Muslims. In the wake of this, protests have broken out in several states including UP, Uttarakhand, and Gujarat.

Protests also turned into chaos in UP's Bareilly on Friday, 26 September. In Saharanpur , a Muslim was taken in by the police for holding 'I Love Muhammad' poster on the same day.

According to APCR’s report, by 23 September, 21 FIRs have been registered across the country against 1,324 Muslim people, out of which 38 have been

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