81 detained in Ahmedabad as they gather for anti-CAA protest

Eighty-one persons, including students of various institutes, were detained on Sunday as y gared for a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) near Gujarat University in city, police said. According to police, y were detained as permission h t been granted for protest.

Activists belonging to different civil society groups, faculty members of some educational institutions, including Indian Institute of Manment (IIM) Ahmedab, some tre union leers and ors h gared at site, where y planned to hold demonstration.

"Total 81 persons were detained from near Gujarat University as y gared for a protest. y were taken into custody as police h denied permission for protest," Gujarat University police station inspector H M Vyas said.

y h sought permission to hold a protest on a footpath between gates of Karia Centre for Arts and Amdav-ni-Gufa in city to protest, which was denied by police saying that it may create a law and order problem and also disturb traffic, officer said. detainees were taken to Gujarat University police station.