Nafees is an associate of Maulana Tauqeer Raza, who was arrested earlier as he emerged as the chief conspirator in the stone pelting case. Raza is currently in judicial custody.
Meanwhile, an MP delegation of the Samajwadi Party, including Mohibbullah Nadvi, Iqra Hasan, and Harendra Singh Malik, enroute to Bareilly following last week's 'I Love Mohammad' row, was stopped at Ghazipur border by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday.
The delegation had planned to visit Bareilly, but was stopped at the Ghazipur border on Saturday as the row continues over the 'I love Mohammad' posters that erupted in Kanpur.
Meanwhile, an MP delegation of the Samajwadi Party, including Mohibbullah Nadvi, Iqra Hasan, and Harendra Singh Malik, enroute to Bareilly following last week's 'I Love Mohammad' row, was stopped at Ghazipur border by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday.
This comes against the backdrop of a tense situation prevailing in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, where protests over "I Love Mohammad" posters on September 26 turned violent.
The move comes as the senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader was scheduled to lead a party delegation to Bareilly, where recent incidents have triggered tension and raised law and order concerns over the September 26 violence.
A group of people had gathered outside Ala Hazrat Dargah and Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan's house, holding "I Love Mohammad" placards.
Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Maharaj said that the "I Love Muhammad-Mahadev" is a deliberate attempt to divert attention from more pressing matters.
"Today is Friday prayers, and with the aim of conducting the prayers peacefully, we have divided the entire city into super zones, zones, and sectors. Officers have been deployed at all locations. Additional forces have also been brought in from outside", the District Magistrate said.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi claimed that in India, one can say 'I love Modi' but not 'I love Mohammad', responding to the controversy over the circulation of "I Love Mohammad" posters and signs. His remarks come amid continuing tensions in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, following a protest ov
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Bareilly AK Sahni said that the situation was "completely normal" in the city, with police engaged in foot patrolling. He informed that 10 companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) have been deployed in view of the upcoming festivals.