Mumbai, Jul 30 (PTI) The media was barred by Mumbai Police today from photographing and videographing the funeral procession of hanged convict Yakub Memon in an order to prevent any breach of peace.

The 13-hour ban order that was in force from 11 am was issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police (operations) Sanjay Barkund even as the Maharashtra government kept tabs on the Internet and social media to ensure that hate messages on platforms like Twitter and Whatsapp did not stir passions.