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 Muhammad' 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.

An announcement postponing a proposed demonstration in support of the "I Love Muhammad" campaign by cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan led to a clash between a large crowd and police outside the A...