BAREILLY: At least 38 shops -- mainly belonging to the minority community -- at a large market complex in Bareilly city were "sealed" by local authorities on Monday, days after a clash erupted between protesters of the ‘I love Muhammad' campaign and police last week on Friday. Shop owners alleged that the civic body's action was a "reprisal against the Friday clash". Locals said the shops, which mainly sold garments and footwear, located at Novelty Chowk -- around 200m from the city's Clock Tower -- were forcefully vacated by the Bareilly municipal corporation citing "encroachment". They belong to the waqf board, alleged shopkeepers. Speaking about the issue, Bareilly district magistrate (DM) Avinash Singh said, "The shops have been sealed. If someone has any document regarding it, t

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