Meerut, Nov. 22 -- The Bareilly district administration and the Bareilly Development Authority (BDA) launched a crackdown on properties linked to coloniser Mohammad Arif, a close associate of Maulana Tauqeer Raza, on Saturday. Raza allegedly orchestrated the unrest on September 26 in the city and is currently lodged in Fatehgarh Jail.

BDA teams reached Pilibhit Bypass Road and the Jagatpur area and began demolishing two of Arif's commercial complexes, both found to be constructed without approved building plans. Prior to the action, Baradari police had sealed the entire area, with CO-III Pankaj Srivastava leading forces from multiple police stations. Using loudspeakers, the CO warned residents to stay away to prevent any disturbance.

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