New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- A local cleric and chief of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, Tauqeer Raza Khan, was reportedly detained by police in Saturday. Tauqeer Raza Khan had earlier called for a protest on Friday supporting the 'I love Mohammad' campaign.

His detention came a day after a violent clash erupted between demonstrators and police after Friday prayers in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly.

"Tauqeer Raza has been taken into custody, and further legal proceedings are underway. The situation is peaceful and under control," Bareilly SSP Anurag Arya told the media.

The controversy dates back to September 9, when police in Kanpur filed an FIR against 24 persons for allegedly installing boards with 'I Love Mohammad' written on them during an Eid-e-Mi...