Police, anti-CAA/NRC protesters clash in Aligarh; 06 injured

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A huge crowd gathered to protest against the CAA and the NRC at Shahjamal Idgah in Aligarh

Sunday February 23, 2020 10:44 PM, ummid.com with inputs from Agencies

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Aligarh: The protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) turned violent on Sunday evening after the women sitting on protest were asked to move from there.

Police said "miscreants" set ablaze many shops, two-wheelers and police barricades, and stone pelting was reported from Babri Mandi, Ghas-ki-Mandi and Upperkot.

The police lathicharged the protesters and also used tear gas shells to disperse the crowd. The administration has also blocked Internet services in the area from 6 p.m. to 12 midnight. At least six persons, including two cops, were injured in the clashes.

According to the police, among those injured, one has suffered a bullet injury on his leg. He was rushed to a hosiptal where doctors said his condition is stable.

A huge crowd gathered to protest against the CAA and the NRC at Shahjamal Idgah. Women protesters were removed from Upperkot Kotwali area. Several Bhim Army workers were also present among the protesters at Delhi Gate and Upperkot area.

District Magistrate Aligarh, Chandra Bhushan Singh said that some girls of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) had “instigated the protestors” and their roles would be probed.

“We will also take compensation of damages from people involved in the violence,” said the DM.

Heavy police force has been deployed at Delhi Gate and Upperkot where situation is said to be tense but under control, officers said.

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