Bareilly: Police, locals clash outside mosque

An announcement postponing a proposed demonstration in support of the “I Love Muhammad” campaign by cleric and Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief Taugeer Raza Khan led to a clash between a large crowd and police outside a mosque in Bareilly on Friday.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Police have taken more than two dozen people into custody, officials said.

Police said large crowds holding “I Love Muhammad” posters gathered outside the cleric’s residence and near the mosque, both in the Kotwali area and located a short distance from each other, after Friday prayers, with people expressing anger over the suspension of the demonstration.