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Bareilly: Bareilly witnessed protests on Friday afternoon after the conclusion of Juma prayers, with hundreds of people from the Muslim community taking to the streets carrying posters and banners reading “I Love Mohammad.” Demonstrations were reported from several parts of the city, and the situation turned tense near Khalil School where miscreants resorted to vandalism.

Police intervened to control the situation and used batons to disperse the crowd. Authorities also placed Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan under house arrest. DIG Bareilly Range Ajay Kumar Sahni said the prayers were held peacefully but some elements attempted to disrupt the atmosphere and were chased away.

The first signs of unrest surfaced in Shyamganj when police tried to stop a

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