Bareilly violence: Internet suspension extended

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People walk  by closed shops amid accrued  information    aft  the apprehension  of cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan successful  transportation  with unit   during a protestation  supporting the ‘I emotion  Muhammad’ campaign, astatine  a marketplace  adjacent   Ala Hazrat Dargah, successful  Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, connected  September 28, 2025.

People walk by closed shops amid accrued information aft the apprehension of cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan successful transportation with unit during a protestation supporting the ‘I emotion Muhammad’ campaign, astatine a marketplace adjacent Ala Hazrat Dargah, successful Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, connected September 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI

The suspension of net services successful Bareilly following the unit past Friday (September 26) has been extended by 1 much day, officials said connected Monday (September 29, 2025).

The services volition stay suspended till Tuesday (September 30) midnight, an medication authoritative present said, citing a authorities order.

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On Friday (September 26), constabulary and locals clashed successful the bosom of the metropolis implicit denial of support for a objection successful enactment of the ongoing 'I Love Muhammad' campaign.

Police person filed 10 cases connected rioting and different charges against 180 named individuals and 2,500 unnamed people. Around 40 people, including section cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan who allegedly called for the demonstration, were arrested connected Saturday.

Following the violence, the State location section connected Saturday (September 27)issued an bid suspending SMS, mobile net and broadband services of each work providers, according to the notification signed by Secretary, Home Department, Gaurav Dayal.

"Whereas messaging strategy similar SMS and Whatsapp and societal media strategy similar Facebook and YouTube whitethorn beryllium utilized extensively for the transmission of accusation similar pictures, videos and substance that person the imaginable to inflame passions and frankincense exacerbate the instrumentality and bid situation," helium had noted.

The notification noted that the net was suspended "in bid to forestall the imaginable misuse of the supra mentioned media and net to disturb the bid and tranquillity of the full territory and make further instrumentality and bid situation, and successful bid that normalcy whitethorn maintain".

Published - September 29, 2025 06:45 p.m. IST

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