Allegations Of Police Atrocities Against Anti-CAA Protestors: Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt. To Submit Report
4 years, 11 months ago

Allegations Of Police Atrocities Against Anti-CAA Protestors: Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt. To Submit Report

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday asked the state government to submit a report on allegations of police atrocities against anti-CAA protesters by February 17, the next date of hearing.A two-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Verma passed the order hearing a number of public interest litigations.The court asked the state government to mention how. The Allahabad High Court on Monday asked the state government to submit a report on allegations of police atrocities against anti-CAA protesters by February 17, the next date of hearing. A two-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Verma passed the order hearing a number of public interest litigations. The court asked the state government to mention how many people died during anti-CAA protests and complaints registered against police.

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Fact Check: Old video from anti-CAA protests FALSELY shared as Sambhal unrest
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fact Check: Old video from anti-CAA protests FALSELY shared as Sambhal unrest

India Today  

Protests against a mosque survey in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district turned violent on November 24. A video now going viral allegedly shows the Sambhal police lathi-charging protestors. OUR PROBE A reverse image search of keyframes from the viral clip led us to the same video published by a YouTube channel in March 2020, making it clear that it is not …

HC to hear pleas related to 2020 Delhi violence on October 19
4 months, 2 weeks ago

HC to hear pleas related to 2020 Delhi violence on October 19

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday scheduled October 9 for hearing a series of petitions related to the February 2020 violence in North-East Delhi, including the alleged hate speeches by several BJP leaders. The petitions primarily call for the registration of FIRs against several BJP leaders accused of delivering hate speeches that allegedly fueled the violence. Emphasising the …

Anti-CAA Protests At AMU | Students Shouldn't Indulge In Such Activities Which Bring Bad Name To Great Educational Institutions: Allahabad HC
2 years, 4 months ago

Anti-CAA Protests At AMU | Students Shouldn't Indulge In Such Activities Which Bring Bad Name To Great Educational Institutions: Allahabad HC

Live Law  

"The students take admissions in Universities or any educational Institution for the purpose of education and not indulge in these kind of activities, which brings bad name to the great educational Institutions," remarked the Allahabad High Court as it dismissed a bunch of pleas raising issues pertaining to certain incidents which took place in Aligarh. "The students take admissions in …

Anti-CAA stir: SC slams Yogi govt over recovery notices, issues warning
2 years, 11 months ago

Anti-CAA stir: SC slams Yogi govt over recovery notices, issues warning

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday slammed the Yogi Aditynath-led Uttar Pradesh government for acting on recovery notices issued to citizens who were allegedly involved in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in December 2019. The court's observations came on a plea filed by Parwaiz Arif Titu seeking quashing of notices sent to alleged protestors by the district administration for recovering …

Anti-CAA protest: Delhi court frames sedition charge against Sharjeel Imam
2 years, 11 months ago

Anti-CAA protest: Delhi court frames sedition charge against Sharjeel Imam

Firstpost  

Imam had allegedly made speeches at Jamia Millia Islamia in December, 2019, and at Aligarh Muslim University in December, 2019, where he threatened to cut off Assam and the rest of the Northeast from India New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made …

Delhi riots: Police seeks report on plea seeking FIR against Kapil Mishra
3 years, 11 months ago

Delhi riots: Police seeks report on plea seeking FIR against Kapil Mishra

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court has directed the city police to file a report on a plea, seeking registration of FIR against BJP leader Kapil Mishra for allegedly delivering hate speeches ahead of the communal riots in north east Delhi. BJP candidate from Model Town Kapil Mishra along with Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan during a road show …

Assam Organisations Pay Homage to 5 Anti-CAA Protestors Killed Last Year
4 years, 1 month ago

Assam Organisations Pay Homage to 5 Anti-CAA Protestors Killed Last Year

News 18  

Several organisations on Saturday paid tributes to the five persons killed during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Assam in December last year. The All Assam Students Union organised a programme here to pay homage to the five as part of its 'Gana Hunkar' campaign across the state, while the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti observed 'Sankalp Divas' and vowed to renew …

Maximum Number of Human Rights Defenders 'Harassed' During Peak Anti-CAA Protests, UP Tops List
4 years, 3 months ago

Maximum Number of Human Rights Defenders 'Harassed' During Peak Anti-CAA Protests, UP Tops List

News 18  

The highest number of ‘harassment’ cases of human rights defenders have been recorded during the time of anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protests, with Uttar Pradesh topping the list of complaints. According to the government response in the Lok Sabha, 306 complaints were received by the National Human Rights Commission regarding the alleged harassment of human rights defenders during the last three years and …

Biased Delhi Police chargesheet against CAA-protestors shows how institutions become victims of political duress
4 years, 3 months ago

Biased Delhi Police chargesheet against CAA-protestors shows how institutions become victims of political duress

Firstpost  

The most jarringly missing name in the 17,000-page charge sheet is that of Delhi BJP leader and former AAP MLA Kapil Mishra, the ‘instigator-in-chief’ in the riots. The indisputable fact that rioters stormed several parts of North East Delhi — including Shiv Vihar, Khajuri Khas, Chand Bagh, Gokulpuri, Maujpur, Karawal Nagar and Jafrabad — hours after Mishra’s provocative speech has …

Indian police accused of targeting Muslims over anti-CAA protests
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian police accused of targeting Muslims over anti-CAA protests

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – The arrest of several Muslim activists behind anti-citizenship law protests in India has caused an outrage, with writers, academics, lawyers and filmmakers calling it “unending witch-hunt” of protesters. Members of civil society on Wednesday condemned the Delhi Police, which fall under the jurisdiction of Home Minister Amit Shah, for “falsely implicating” students activists in Delhi violence …

Amit Shah directs police to pick up Delhi Anti-Hindu riots probe
4 years, 9 months ago

Amit Shah directs police to pick up Delhi Anti-Hindu riots probe

Op India  

The probe into the deadly Delhi anti-Hindu riots, which raged on in the last week of February this year by Islamist mobs, leaving at least 50 people dead, including Delhi Police Constable Ratan Lal, and IB staffer Ankit Sharma, had slowed down ever since the Coronavirus Pandemic hit India and the lockdown was announced last month by the Modi government. …

Breaking: Allahabad HC Orders Removal Of UP Govt Banners Naming Anti-CAA Protesters Accused Of Violence [Read Judgment]
4 years, 10 months ago

Breaking: Allahabad HC Orders Removal Of UP Govt Banners Naming Anti-CAA Protesters Accused Of Violence [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a severe jolt to Yogi Adityanath-led government of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahahabad High Court on Monday ordered the removal of all posters and banners put up by UP police in Lucknow publishing the names and photos of persons accused of violence during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act.The Court observed that the State action amounted to "unwarranted interference in privacy …

[Breaking] CAA Protests : Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of UP Police Banners With Photos Of Persons Accused Of Violence
4 years, 10 months ago

[Breaking] CAA Protests : Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of UP Police Banners With Photos Of Persons Accused Of Violence

Live Law  

In an extraordinary move, the Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of Uttar Pradesh police putting up banners containing photographs and details of persons accused of violence during anti-CAA protests at Lucknow on December 16.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Ramesh Sinha will hold a special sitting today at 10 AM to hear the …

Anti-CAA protests: Intelligence Agencies point to a Pakistan link
4 years, 10 months ago

Anti-CAA protests: Intelligence Agencies point to a Pakistan link

Op India  

The intelligence agencies have specific evidence that connects the terror-state of Pakistan to the anti-CAA protests, reports Hindustan Times. Read: Newslaundry attempts to whitewash Temple Attack during Delhi riots: Four claims, four lies, two apparently added as bonus It is believed that despite the anti-Hindu riots in Delhi was contained at a significant cost, the Pakistani establishment supported by its …

People’s reaction to CAA to be expected, says Amarinder
4 years, 10 months ago

People’s reaction to CAA to be expected, says Amarinder

The Hindu  

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said that the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government at the Centre was attempting to trample India’s cherished democratic ideals of socialism and secularism through “this draconian legislation ”. “Naturally, there had to be a reaction,” he said, adding that the people’s angst would not end but would “only grow bigger till the Central government …

Journalist from JK24 shot at in Maujpur while covering Delhi anti-CAA riots
4 years, 10 months ago

Journalist from JK24 shot at in Maujpur while covering Delhi anti-CAA riots

Op India  

A JK24 news channel journalist named Akash Napa has been shot while covering the riots that have ensued in Delhi by Islamists against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Moreover, Delhi head constable Ratan Lal and a Hindu activist named Vinod had also died in the clashes that broke out in Delhi taking the total death count to seven. The national capital …

Pro-, anti-CAA groups clash in Delhi’s streets
4 years, 10 months ago

Pro-, anti-CAA groups clash in Delhi’s streets

Hindustan Times  

Two groups of people protesting against and in favour of the Citizenship Act, or CAA, threw stones at each other in northeast Delhi’s Jafrabad on Saturday in the latest round of violence over the amended law, which has triggered protests across the country since December last year. Sunday’s tension in the national capital, which saw police resorting to firing tear …

'No one died due to police bullets': Yogi Adityanath says anti-CAA protesters had 'intention to die,' claims 'big conspiracy' behind agitation
4 years, 10 months ago

'No one died due to police bullets': Yogi Adityanath says anti-CAA protesters had 'intention to die,' claims 'big conspiracy' behind agitation

Firstpost  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday courted controversy when he said that the casualties during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Uttar Pradesh had died due to “bullets from rioters” and not from the state police. In an address to the state Assembly, Adityanath referred to the protests against the contentious law that turned violent on 19 …

Yogi Adityanath sparks row with remarks on anti-CAA protesters
4 years, 10 months ago

Yogi Adityanath sparks row with remarks on anti-CAA protesters

India TV News  

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday, kicked off a major controversy when he slammed the anti-CAA protesters and made a disparaging remark on the deaths that took place during the protests. "Agar koi marne ke liye aa hi raha hai to woh zinda kahan se ho jaayega," he said while referring to the 22 deaths that took place during …

4 cops hurt as anti-CAA protest turns violent in Chennai
4 years, 11 months ago

4 cops hurt as anti-CAA protest turns violent in Chennai

India TV News  

An anti-CAA protest by Muslims turned violent when a group of protesters clashed with police here, leaving four personnel injured. The incident on Friday led to sporadic protests across Tamil Nadu, including at Washermanpet in the city, where the violence erupted, but protesters subsequently called off the agitation, following talks with City Police Commissioner AK Viswanathan. Four police personnel -- …

Anti-CAA Protests : SC Seeks UP Govt Response On Plea To Quash Notices To Recover Public Losses
4 years, 11 months ago

Anti-CAA Protests : SC Seeks UP Govt Response On Plea To Quash Notices To Recover Public Losses

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the government of Uttar Pradesh on a writ petition filed to quash the notices issued by the administration to recover public losses allegedly caused by persons protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act.A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and K M Joseph directed the UP Government to file a reply on the …

CAA Protests : 'No Evidence Of Violence By Protesters Or Injuries To Police', UP Court Grants Bail [Read Order]
4 years, 11 months ago

CAA Protests : 'No Evidence Of Violence By Protesters Or Injuries To Police', UP Court Grants Bail [Read Order]

Live Law  

A Sessions Court in the Bijnor district of UP has allowed the bail applications concerning seven persons accused of rioting and attempt to murder during the anti-CAA/NRC protests in December last year. The court spurned the claims made by the police that the accused had committed violent attacks, stating that it had failed to produce any evidence to show that …

33 booked for provoking children to pelt stones during anti-CAA riots
4 years, 11 months ago

33 booked for provoking children to pelt stones during anti-CAA riots

Op India  

The SIT probing the anti-CAA violences in Uttar Pradesh has charged 33 arrested people for provoking children to pelt stones during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act last month. Uttar Pradesh was one of the worst-hit by the anti-CAA riots in which Muslim mobs ran amok damaging public property and injuring police personnel and innocent civilians. Read- Anti-CAA riots: …

Anti-CAA protests in Muzaffarnagar: UP Police charges 33 arrested accused for provoking children to pelt stones during clashes
4 years, 11 months ago

Anti-CAA protests in Muzaffarnagar: UP Police charges 33 arrested accused for provoking children to pelt stones during clashes

Firstpost  

The SIT probing the anti-CAA violence in Uttar Pradesh has charged 33 arrested people for provoking children to pelt stones during the protests here against the amended law Muzaffarnagar: The SIT probing the anti-CAA violence in Uttar Pradesh has charged 33 arrested people for provoking children to pelt stones during the protests here against the amended law. According to an …

[Anti-CAA Protests] Police Attacked' Peaceful Protestors, Prevented Constitutional Rights': Chairman Of Delhi Minorities Committee Writes To CJI Seeking Action
5 years ago

[Anti-CAA Protests] Police Attacked' Peaceful Protestors, Prevented Constitutional Rights': Chairman Of Delhi Minorities Committee Writes To CJI Seeking Action

Live Law  

Chairman of the Delhi Minorities Committee, Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan has strongly criticized the alleged police brutalities and state In a letter addressed to CJI SA Bobde, Dr. Khan has condemned the manner in which the Police allegedly tried to mute the dissenting voices, by unnecessarily imposing Section 144 and resorting to excessive use of force. During the current peaceful …

UP Police arrests four for violence during anti-CAA protests in Muzaffarnagar; 85 people apprehended so far
5 years ago

UP Police arrests four for violence during anti-CAA protests in Muzaffarnagar; 85 people apprehended so far

Firstpost  

Four more people have been arrested here for their alleged involvement in violence during the anti-CAA protests, police said on Friday Muzaffarnagar: Four more people have been arrested here for their alleged involvement in violence during the anti-CAA protests, police said on Friday. With these fresh arrests, the total number of people apprehended in the district for their alleged involvement …

Anti-CAA Protests: 4 more arrested in UP's Muzaffarnagar for 'alleged' involvement in violence
5 years ago

Anti-CAA Protests: 4 more arrested in UP's Muzaffarnagar for 'alleged' involvement in violence

India TV News  

Four more people have been arrested in UP's Muzaffarnagar in alleged involvement in violence during the anti-CAA protests, police said on Friday. Shameem, Inam Shamim, Alvi and Salman were arrested on Thursday evening after being identified on the basis of CCTV footage for allegedly indulging in stone-pelting during the violence that broke out on December 20, they said. Police recently …

Indian students, activists protest against CAA, NRC outside High Commission in London
5 years ago

Indian students, activists protest against CAA, NRC outside High Commission in London

India Today  

Amid poems, music, speeches, theatre workshops and sing-alongs, a 12-hour sit-in was organised by South Asian Students Against Fascism, UK, and SOAS India Society staged at the India High Commission in London on January 8 in solidarity with the nationwide trade union strike in India. The sit-in was a voice of many organisations and students coming together to stand against …

[Breaking] Allahabad HC Directs NHRC To Probe Police Action At AMU During Anti-CAA Protests [Read Order]
5 years ago

[Breaking] Allahabad HC Directs NHRC To Probe Police Action At AMU During Anti-CAA Protests [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has directed the National Human Rights Commission to investigate into the alleged police violence in Aligarh Muslim University, during anti-CAA protests. The Petitioner had moved the high court seeking a judicial inquiry by a 'Court Monitored Committee' against the acts of police brutality, whereby several students of AMU were injured and had been detained arbitrarily. The …

MHA mulls PFI ban for 'stoking violent' anti-CAA protests; controversial Kerala-based group has long been on NIA radar
5 years ago

MHA mulls PFI ban for 'stoking violent' anti-CAA protests; controversial Kerala-based group has long been on NIA radar

Firstpost  

The Popular Front of India, a federation that was formed in 2006 as a successor to the National Democratic Front, has come under the scanner of the Union home ministry for allegedly instigating demonstrators to clash with the Uttar Pradesh police The Uttar Pradesh Police has sought a ban on the Popular Front of India, days after its complicity was …

Hindus, Muslims unite for communal harmony amid anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh
5 years ago

Hindus, Muslims unite for communal harmony amid anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh

India TV News  

A display of communal harmony amid the ongoing protests in Uttar Pradesh can turn out to be a relief to the eyes. A similar scene was witnessed in Kanpur city of the state, where some Hindu boys formed a human chain around a Muslim man's 'baraat', so that the same can be safely escorted to its destination. Chapadiya and his …

After violence during anti-CAA protests, security beefed up in UP for Friday prayers; notice to 372 for damaging public assets
5 years ago

After violence during anti-CAA protests, security beefed up in UP for Friday prayers; notice to 372 for damaging public assets

Firstpost  

A home department spokesperson in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday put the death toll at 19 in the violence, which left 288 policemen injured. “Police investigation has revealed that violence during the protests against CAA on two consecutive days on Friday and Saturday in Kanpur was happened in an organised manner,” Senior Superintendent of Police Anand Deo Tiwari said. “Preliminary probe …

Anti-CAA protests: Activists, lawyers write to Karnataka human rights panel seeking action against Mangaluru Police for two deaths on 19 Dec
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests: Activists, lawyers write to Karnataka human rights panel seeking action against Mangaluru Police for two deaths on 19 Dec

Firstpost  

A group of activists and lawyers wrote to the Karnataka human rights commission on Thursday, demanding action against Mangaluru City commissioner of police and other officials for police action that led to the deaths of two people during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in the city on 19 December. A group of activists and lawyers wrote to the Karnataka human rights …

Anti-CAA protests: 1,113 arrests, 5,558 preventive detentions, 19 dead in UP
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests: 1,113 arrests, 5,558 preventive detentions, 19 dead in UP

The Hindu  

Nineteen persons have died in Uttar Pradesh since December 10 during the violence in the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the State police said on Thursday. The police have also arrested 1,113 persons and detained another 5,558 others under preventive custody over the protests. The UP police also claims to have found 647 shells of.315 bore and.12 bore weapons, …

Uttar Pradesh anti-CAA stir: Sambhal district administration issues notice to 26 people for damaging property during protests
5 years ago

Uttar Pradesh anti-CAA stir: Sambhal district administration issues notice to 26 people for damaging property during protests

Firstpost  

The district administration of Sambhal has issued notices to 26 people for their alleged involvement in damaging properties during protests against the amended citizenship law Sambhal: The district administration of Sambhal has issued notices to 26 people for their alleged involvement in damaging properties during protests against the amended citizenship law, asking them to explain their position or pay for …

National Human Rights Commission issues notice to Uttar Pradesh DGP over police action during anti-CAA protests in state
5 years ago

National Human Rights Commission issues notice to Uttar Pradesh DGP over police action during anti-CAA protests in state

Firstpost  

‘Youth have been killed, the Internet has been suspended, and the police themselves are destroying public property’, according to complaint submitted to NHRC New Delhi: The NHRC has issued a notice to the police chief of Uttar Pradesh after receiving various complaints that allege “violation of human rights” in police action undertaken during the ongoing anti-CAA protests in the state, …

CAA protests: Notice served to over 60 people in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur and Gorakhpur for recovery of damage to property
5 years ago

CAA protests: Notice served to over 60 people in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur and Gorakhpur for recovery of damage to property

Firstpost  

The Rampur administration has issued notices to 28 people ‘identified for violence’ during last week’s anti-citizenship law protests in Rampur, asking them to explain their position or pay for damage caused to public and private property Rampur/Gorakhpur: Over 60 people have been “identified for violence” during last week’s anti-citizenship law protests in Rampur and Gorakhpur and issued notices, asking them …

The delusions of Rana Ayyub: Screams Islamophobia when anti-CAA rioters die when police try to stop violence by Muslim mobs
5 years ago

The delusions of Rana Ayyub: Screams Islamophobia when anti-CAA rioters die when police try to stop violence by Muslim mobs

Op India  

The government of Uttar Pradesh has cracked down hard on the anti CAA ‘protesters’ who resorted to mob violence, vandalism and arson in the state. In the face of this claim regarding the anti-CAA riots, Rana Ayyub, the perennial fake news peddler, then proceeded to label the Police action as an ‘anti-Muslim carnage’. Read: Conspiracy theorist Rana Ayyub thinks tax …

CAA protests: UP Police stops Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi from entering Meerut to meet kin of deceased agitators
5 years ago

CAA protests: UP Police stops Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi from entering Meerut to meet kin of deceased agitators

Firstpost  

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were on Tuesday stopped by police from entering Meerut on their way to meet the families of those who died during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act Meerut: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were on Tuesday stopped by police from entering Meerut on their way to meet the families …

Anti-CAA protests: 393 people arrested, 244 cases registered in Assam violence
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests: 393 people arrested, 244 cases registered in Assam violence

India Today  

Assam police has arrested 393 people for their alleged involvement in the recent violent incidents and provocative posts on social media during demonstrations against the Citizenship Act that turned violent in the state in the second week of December. While addressing a press conference on Monday, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said a total of 244 cases were registered …

Anti-CAA protests in UP: Death toll in Meerut violence rises to 5
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests in UP: Death toll in Meerut violence rises to 5

India Today  

The death toll in the violence that occurred during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut two days ago rose to five, a senior police official said on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Mohsin, Aasif, Zahir, Aalim, all residents of Meerut, and Asif from Delhi, Inspector General Alok Singh said. During the protests on Friday, …

CAA protests: Toll rises to 15 in Uttar Pradesh as stir turns violent for second consecutive day; police post torched in Kanpur
5 years ago

CAA protests: Toll rises to 15 in Uttar Pradesh as stir turns violent for second consecutive day; police post torched in Kanpur

Firstpost  

A police post was torched in Kanpur on Saturday amid fresh incidents of protests against Citizenship Amendment Act in Uttar Pradesh’s several districts including in Rampur and Aligarh as the toll in the violence in the last two days rose to 15 Lucknow: A police post was torched in Kanpur on Saturday amid fresh incidents of anti-citizenship protests in Uttar …

Death toll touches 16 in U.P. as protests continue
5 years ago

Death toll touches 16 in U.P. as protests continue

The Hindu  

Protests against the contentious Citizenship Act continued in many parts of the country on Saturday, as the death toll from widespread violence in Uttar Pradesh rose to 16. Chennai continued to witness protests, with activists from several students’ organisations, including the Students Federation of India and the Untouchablity Eradication Front, clashing with the police at the Dr. Puratchi Thalaivar MGR …

Anti-CAA protests in Delhi: 26 violence accused sent to judicial custody
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests in Delhi: 26 violence accused sent to judicial custody

India Today  

Fifteen people, who were arrested on Friday in connection with the violence in Daryaganj in Old Delhi during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, have been sent to judicial custody for two days. Meanwhile, the Karkardooma Court has also sent the 11 accused in the Seemapuri violence to judicial custody for 14 days. Rejecting the bail pleas of the …

7 killed as U.P. protests against citizenship law turn violent
5 years ago

7 killed as U.P. protests against citizenship law turn violent

The Hindu  

At least seven people were killed in Uttar Pradesh as the protests against the controversial Citizenship Act turned violent in many parts of the State on Friday. As protests against the CAA and the proposed National Register of Citizens continued across the country, the Home Ministry said there would be no discrimination against Muslims and undocumented people as feared. Internet …

Six dead across Uttar Pradesh in anti-CAA protests; over 50 cops injured
5 years ago

Six dead across Uttar Pradesh in anti-CAA protests; over 50 cops injured

Live Mint  

Lucknow: At least six people died as large-scale protests over Citizenship Amendment Act in Uttar Pradesh turned violent on Friday afternoon with protesters went on a rampage in over half a dozen districts, pelting stones at police, setting vehicles on fire and ransacking a number of police outposts. The stir across Uttar Pradesh are a part of several such protests …

Anti-CAA riots turning extremely violent in cities of Uttar Pradesh
5 years ago

Anti-CAA riots turning extremely violent in cities of Uttar Pradesh

Op India  

The protests against the Citizenship Act have turned violent in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, Firozabad, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha and various other cities. | #NRCKaSach pic.twitter.com/cV8B3RjIAc — TIMES NOW December 20, 2019 According to News18, the violent mob attacked the police personnel in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. #CAAshowdown pic.twitter.com/9TrnXReJZr — News18 December 20, 2019 According to ANI, rioters threw stones at police forces …

3 dead as violent CAA protests rock country; prohibitory orders at several places
5 years ago

3 dead as violent CAA protests rock country; prohibitory orders at several places

India TV News  

Massive protests were witnessed across the country on Thursday as demonstrators took to the streets against the amended Citizenship Act. Almost all the country's major cities - Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Lucknow, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram, and Hyderabad - saw protesters on the streets despite substantial police presence and the imposition of prohibitory orders at several places. Police fired teargas shells and …

Protests against CAA intensify across country: How Indian newspapers covered the stir
5 years ago

Protests against CAA intensify across country: How Indian newspapers covered the stir

India Today  

The protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act intensified across the country on Thursday as several politicians, student leaders and activists accompanied lakhs to voice their dissent to the government's move. "Capital, interrupted" - the lead headline was carried on the front page of the newspaper with events that took place in New Delhi as the city saw a series of …

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