Overview
- Udham Singh Nagar police in Kashipur arrested seven people, named Nadeem Akhtar as the main accused, and detained 10 others after an unauthorised procession turned violent with attacks on officers and vandalism.
- Authorities imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS, launched house-to-house tracing of roughly 500 participants, and are using CCTV analysis and facial-recognition tools to identify additional suspects.
- In Unnao, protests linked to the Kanpur case saw stone-pelting, injuries and a lathi-charge by police, with multiple FIRs filed and several arrests reported across other UP districts including Pilibhit and Kaushambi.
- Bareilly police booked Ittehad-e-Millat Council leader Nafees Khan over an allegedly threatening speech to a senior officer during tensions related to the removal of ‘I Love Mohammad’ posters.
- Kanpur Police maintain the original FIR concerns new procession practices and alleged poster damage connected to Barawafat decorations, as demonstrations and statements by political and religious figures continue across multiple states.