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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Faiz Rahman Siddiqui | TNN

Uttar Pradesh: SIT detains owner of Baba Biryani outlets for funding June 3 violence

KANPUR: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) took Mukhtar Baba, the owner of the famous Baba Biryani chain of outlets in its custody on Wednesday for questioning over the June 3 violence at Parade and adjoining areas following a call to protest the controversial remarks on the Prophet during a TV news debate. The SIT has detained Mukhtar Baba at the Colonelganj police station where he was brought for questioning.

Police sources said that Mukhtar Baba was found to be involved in funding the main accused of the June 3 violence Hayat Zafar Hashmi.

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