Bareilly (PTI): Cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza appeared virtually before a Bareilly court on Tuesday in connection with the September 26 violence in the city.

The court has fixed October 28 as the next date for his remand hearing, a court official said.

Senior Prosecution Officer (SPO) Lavlesh Singh said Raza appeared before Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Alka Pandey through video conferencing from Fatehgarh Central Jail, where he is currently lodged.

Besides him, 39 other accused were produced before the court in person, he added.

The CJM extended the judicial custody of Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) chief by another 14 days and directed that he be produced again on October 28.

Police have described Raza as the main accused in the September 26 violence in Bareilly, where his follower

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