Bareilly, Oct. 5 -- Following recent unrest in Bareilly, authorities have intensified their crackdown on properties linked to Maulana Tauqeer Raza and his close aides. On Sunday, the second phase of the demolition drive targeted the marriage hall owned by Dr. Nafees, a close associate of Tauqeer Raza and national general secretary of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC). Two bulldozers were deployed to demolish the remaining 30 per cent of the marriage hall structure, after 70 per cent was razed on Saturday.
Over 100 police personnel were present at the site to maintain security. Officials claim that the hall, spread over 10,000 square feet and valued at approximately Rs 5 crore, was constructed illegally on government land.
In another move...