MEERUT, Oct. 10 -- The troubles of Maulana Tauqeer Raza, the president of Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) accused of instigating communal unrest in Bareilly, appear far from over. Nearly two weeks after his arrest, he faces another controversy -- this time over a three-decade-old agricultural loan which has now grown to more than Rs.28,000 with accumulated interest.

Badaun District Cooperative Bank CEO Hari Babu Bharti confirmed that a recovery team was dispatched on Thursday to serve the recovery notice at Raza's Bareilly residence. "If the amount is not paid within the stipulated time, his property will be attached," Bharti said, adding the bank had adopted a strict policy toward all defaulters.

Investigations have revealed that Raza s...