Three children aged 3-5 were charred to death, one injured, in a hut fire during a game of hide and seek in Bareilly village. Chief Minister expresses grief.
Police and paramilitary personnel deployed in large numbers after some religious leaders, including the chief of Ittehad-e-Millat Council (Bareilly Sharif) Maulana Tauqir Raza, were detained as a precautionary measure. They were later released.