Evidence accessed by India Today has uncovered fresh proof suggesting that the "I Love Mohammad" demonstrations in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly on September 26 were not spontaneous, but the result of a well-calculated plan. Documents and digital communication accessed by India Today point to a conspiracy that took shape just a day before the violence.
While a piece of communication from chief accused Maulana Tauqeer Raza's party Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) called for peace, a subsequent message from a party cadre is believed to have led to the unrest.
On September 25, a day before the violence, an appeal was released on the official letterhead of Tauqeer Raza's IMC, explicitly stating that the government had not granted permission for an event at Islamia Inter College and that Mau