Prophet Row | 'May Regroup If At One Place': UP DG Jail on Transfer of Accused

'We thought it would be prudent to transfer them to various jails,' said Anand Kumar, DG, Jail.

At least 10 to 15 prisoners, arrested in connection to the violent protests against remarks on Prophet Muhammad and lodged in Kanpur jail and Prayagraj's Naini Central jail were transferred out to different jails in administrative action by the prison department in the state.

Among them is Javed Mohammad, accused of being one of the "masterminds" of the violence in Prayagraj on 10 June. His house was bulldozed by the local administration on 12 June.

"If they all live in the same place, they can regroup and create problems. We didn't want that. On the basis of the perception and the reports we had, we thought it would be prudent to transfer them to various jails," Anand Kumar, director general, Prison Reforms and Jail Administrations said.