About 15 shops in a street were torched by a mob late in the evening. In retaliation, the people from the opposite side also reportedly attacked the houses and families of the former community.
Addressing a press conference in Rampur after visiting Azam Khan's residence, Akhilesh Yadav assured the party's full support to Azam Khan, who is facing several police cases including those related to alleged land-grabbing.
Firoz Khan, who 'became a groom' to extend support to Azam Khan, had also made sexist remarks against his former colleague Jaya Prada ahead of general elections.
According to an order passed in Uttar Pradesh, all ministers, including CM Yogi Adityanath, will have to now pay their own income tax, which was earlier being paid by the state treasury.
A case was registered against the accused on the 7th of September. The victim had reportedly escaped from Azhar's captivity and had sought her sister's help to approach the police.