Bareilly police have intensified their crackdown following a massive protest against police action targeting the “I Love Muhammad” campaign.
Prominent leader and Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza was earlier arrested, and now his close associates are facing the brunt of state action under the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
On Monday, Raza’s son-in-law Mohsin Raza was arrested, his resort sealed, and his residence targeted by a bulldozer team from the Bareilly Development Authority (BDA). Officials also accused him of running an “illegal e-rickshaw charging station” without permission.
Meanwhile, the daughter of Farhat, a close aide of Maulana Tauqeer Raza, who is said to have been “providing protection” to him the night before the Bareilly protest, has appealed to the administration to save her family’s house.
She stated that she is innocent and that her family has nothing to do with the ongoing campaign.
Farhat’s daughter told Maktoob: “Our house was built by my father with the savings of his entire life. If it is demolished, we will be left homeless. We respect the law and the administration, but what is our fault?”
According to sources, the administration has begun inspecting Farhat’s family properties and is investigating other constructions. Meanwhile, Farhat’s daughter has appealed for justice.
She added: “If we have done wrong, we must get punished, but running bulldozers on our properties is an arbitrary and extrajudicial action by the police supported by the UP government.”
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