India, Oct. 6 -- BAREILLY The crackdown on properties linked to Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) leader Maulana Tauqeer Raza's associates, accused in the September 26 Bareilly violence, continued on Monday with fresh sealing operations carried out by the Bareilly Development Authority (BDA).

A BDA team sealed the wedding hall of former Samajwadi Party (SP) councillor Wajid Beg in Faridapur Chaudhary, citing illegal construction. Despite repeated warnings to halt work, construction continued, prompting the action. Heavy police deployment accompanied the operation. Officials broke open the lock, sealed the premises with an official lock, and pasted a notice warning that any tampering would invite strict legal action and FIR registration.

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