India, Sept. 26 -- Police and locals clashed on Friday outside a mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly after prayers, as several protesters gathered in support of the "I Love Muhammad" campaign.

The gathering on the campaign had occurred on the call of a local cleric and Ittehad-e-Millar Council chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza. Police said that crowds gathered near the Ala Hazrat Dargah and outside the cleric's residence in the Kotwali area. holding placards of 'I Love Muhammed'.

Visuals from the area showed locals clashing with the police. As the protesters pelted stones during the demonstration, security personnel lathi-charged the crowd to disperse them from the area.

Some protesters were even detained by the police during the 'I love Muham...