Bareilly (UP), Oct 4 (PTI) A banquet hall owned by one of those arrested in connection with the recent clashes linked to the ‘I love Muhammad’ campaign was demolished on Saturday by authorities here amid tight security, with Bareilly Development Authority (BDA) saying it was constructed in violation of norms.

According to sources, the ‘Raza Palace’ banquet hall is owned by a person identified as Dr Nafees, considered to be a close aide of arrested cleric Tauzeer Raza Khan who is accused of inciting the September 26 violence. Nafees was also arrested and sent to jail in connection with the clashes.

Around noon, three bulldozers reached the site and the main gate was broken open to begin the demolition. The BDA team took about three hours to raze the illegal portions of the structure befor

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