US Edition‘I Love Mohammad’ Protests in UP's Bareilly: Stones Pelted After Friday Prayers, Police Lathi Charge
Protestors clashed with police after a sit-in call by Maulana Tauqeer Raza over FIRs linked to the 'I Love Muhammad' campaign, resulting in baton charges and arrests, officials said.
- On September 26, protesters holding 'I Love Mohammad' placards gathered near Ala Hazrat Dargah and Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan's residence in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, leading to stone-pelting after Friday prayers.
- The protests followed a controversy over 'I Love Muhammad' posters that began in Kanpur and spread to Bareilly and Mau, prompting a sit-in call by Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan.
- Police deployed a lathi charge and detained several protestors to disperse the crowd amid violence involving stone pelting that injured over 20 policemen, while heavy security was in place to prevent further unrest.
- Authorities arrested 30 rioters and held over 50 people in custody, with police identifying Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan as the alleged mastermind and placing him under house arrest.
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued stern warnings emphasizing that rioters will face unavoidable punishment, and authorities announced plans to invoke the National Security Act against organizers to maintain peace.
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'I Love Muhammad' row: Five-day planning behind violent protest in Bareilly, govt likely to invoke NSA
'I Love Muhammad' row: Violence erupted in Bareilly after Friday prayers over a 'I Love Muhammad' poster. Violence unfolded outside a small mosque adjoining the Islamia ground in the heart of the city and near the Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat, the most revered shrine for the followers of the Barelvi sect.
UP cleric Tauqeer Raza, key accused in 'I Love Muhammad' row in Bareilly, arrested
Violence broke out in Bareilly after a proposed ‘I Love Muhammad’ march, leading to stone-pelting and vandalism near mosques and marketplaces. Police have lodged 11 FIRs against over 2,000 people and arrested cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan, naming him in two cases along with several IMC functionaries.
The falsehood of the FIR against the "I Love Mohammad" poster in Kanpur spread like wildfire across the country. Protests erupted in various cities across the country. In Bareilly, Muslim protesters chanted "I Love Mohammad" near the Al-Hazrat Dargah, leading to a violent confrontation where protesters pelted stones at the police. Police resorted to lathi charge, escalating the situation.
Protest over I Love Muhammad posters in Bareilly
A peaceful protest at Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, organised by Maulana Tauqeer, went sour on Friday, September 26, as police used tear gas and lathi-charge to disperse protesters who were merely seeking the cancellation of FIRs connected with the ‘I Love Muhammad’ campaign. Bareilly: Security personnel lathi-charge protesters during a demonstration over the issue of ‘I Love Mohammad’ posters, in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (PTI…
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