Police claimed that the men did not have permission to pray on the road and that it is proceeding on the basis of a video which the cops shot of the praying men.
More than 2,000 people were booked in three FIRs for offering namaz without permission on a road outside the Eidgah on Eid last week, police said on Thursday.
The clashes broke out when protesters forced the closure of shops in the Beconganj area to protest against BJP leader Nupur Sharma's allegedly offensive remarks on Prophet Muhammad.