Police have arrested eight persons, including local cleric and Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief Tauqeer Raza Khan, after his call for a protest in support of the “I Love Mohammad” campaign led to violent clashes with police following Friday prayers in Bareilly, officials said. A local court on Saturday sent Raza and seven others to 14-day judicial custody for allegedly masterminding the violence. “The main conspirator of the Bareilly unrest, Maulana Tauqeer Raza, along with seven mischievous elements, have been arrested, produced in court, and sent to 14-day judicial custody,” District Magistrate Avinash Singh said.

YOGI ADITYANATH