Bareilly, Sept. 29 -- Two more close aides of Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, president of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council, were taken into custody, police said on Monday, after violent clashes broke out post-Friday prayers in Bareilly, adding to the simmering tension in the city.
Nadeem, considered Maulana Raza's right-hand man, was arrested by the police. Another close associate and former spokesperson, Nafees, was already detained earlier. Nafees had previously made headlines for a controversial statement in which he allegedly incited violence against the police, saying officers' hands should be cut off.
Officials reported that after the arrest of Maulana Tauqeer Raza and seven other accused on Saturday, strict security arrangements were put i...