Bareilly, 20 Nov (HS): According to authorities,

Nida Khan, the daughter-in-law of Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) leader Maulana

Tauqeer Raza Khan's elder brother, was attacked by an unknown guy. According to Baradari Inspector Dhananjay Pandey,

Khan reported being attacked at 10 p.m. on Tuesday. A guy dressed in black and

carrying a bag over his shoulder entered her home, pulled out a knife, and

attempted to assault her. When she began

shouting, the man left, threatening her life, Pandey said on Wednesday.

According to the inspector, Khan has blamed her

estranged husband Shiran Raza and his accomplice Tauqeer Raza for the incident,

and CCTV evidence is being checked. Pandey stated that Khan had reported

getting abusive comments on her social media accounts as well as threat calls

from internet-generated numbers.

Khan said that the IMC chief's followers had

intimidated her and requested authorities to take strong action against those

guilty. Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, a prominent member from Bareilly's Ala

Hazrat family, is presently in prison for his suspected role in the September

26 riots sparked by the 'I Love Muhammad' campaign. Clashes erupted between

police and a big crowd gathered outside a Bareilly mosque during Friday

prayers, apparently in response to Tauqeer Raza Khan's protest appeal after

police rejected permission for a demonstration in favor of the campaign. The

Ala Hazrat family is reported to be descended from Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi,

popularly known as Ala Hazrat (1856-1921), a prominent Islamic scholar, jurist,

Sufi, and reformer.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi