CAA protest: 10 dead in Uttar Pradesh, including eight-year-old boy
An eight-year-old boy died in Varanasi on Friday after a lathi-charge by police led to a stampede
FollowTen people have died in Uttar Pradesh in various incidents of violent protests against the new Citizenship Act. Two persons died each in Firozabad, Kanpur, Bijnor, Sambhal and Meerut.
Amid the raging protests, chief minister Yogi Adityanath appealed to people to maintain peace and not believe in any rumours. "No one should take the law into their hands," Adityanath said in a statement.
The chief minister has also directed the police to search for those who are misleading people regarding the Act and spreading rumours and causing violence.
On Friday, police-protestors clashes erupted in different districts of Uttar Pradesh including Bahraich, Bareilly, Varanasi, Bhadohi, Gorakhpur, Sambhal etc.
An eight-year-old boy died in Varanasi on Friday after a lathi-charge by police led to a stampede. Uttar Pradesh director general of police (DGP), OP Singh, said at least 50 policemen were also injured across the state in “heavy” stone pelting by protesters returning from Friday prayers at mosques.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, seeks to grant citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and came to India on or before December 31, 2014.
Section-144, prohibiting the Assembly of more than four people in an area, was imposed in various parts of the state in view of the law and order situation.
