UP minister JPS Rathore on Saturday said police have thwarted any attempt to incite violence in Bareilly, saying opposition leaders are planning to visit the city "to shed tears for rioters" and "vitiate the atmosphere".

The government will not allow anyone to disturb the peace and tranquillity of Bareilly, the minister said. Now there was complete peace in Bareilly, he said.

On September 26, locals and police clashed in the heart of Bareilly following Friday prayers after the cancellation of a protest that was called over "I Love Muhammad" posters. Several people were injured in the clashes.

Police have lodged 10 FIRs and booked hundreds of people, mostly unidentified, in connection with the violence. More than 70 people, including cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan, his aides and some relatives

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