Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jul 16 (PTI) An imam has been arrested for allegedly offering 'namaz' (prayers) on the road outside a mosque here, police said on Sunday.

They said an FIR has also been registered against 25 others after a video of them offering the Friday prayers on the road went viral.

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"Maulana Naseem, imam of Rehman mosque, has been arrested under IPC section 341 (wrongful restraint)," Additional SP Ayush Vikram Singh said.

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He said the police is trying to identify the others with the help of the viral video.

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