Bareilly, 3 Dec (HS): The bail petitions of three suspects in connection with

the violence that erupted in the city on September 26 following a dispute over

posters tied to the 'I Love Muhammad' campaign were denied by a court here,

officials informed on Wednesday. Additional District and Sessions Judge Amrita

Shukla heard separate hearings against the three accused on Tuesday, according

to Mahesh Singh Yadav, Additional District Government Counsel (ADGC).

These included a case filed at the Kotwali police station

against Munir Idrisi of Mohalla Biharipur Memran, two cases registered at the

Cantt and Kotwali police stations against Afzal Beg of Mohalla Biharipur Minar

Masjid, and one case registered at the Kotwali police station against Farhat

Khan of Faik Enclave. According to Yadav, the applications were submitted

through their attorneys on Monday.

Yadav further stated that on Tuesday, ten additional suspects

applied for bail, but their petitions were not heard. On September 26, violence

occurred in Bareilly following a quarrel over 'I Love Muhammad' posters. During

demonstrations following Friday prayers, police attempted to stop a mob near

the Khaleel trisection, and stones were thrown at cops, who used batons to

manage the situation. A police investigation revealed that several leaders of

the Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC), including its president Tauqueer Raza Khan,

reportedly planned to provoke violence under the cover of protests.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi