CAA protests: Delhi Police arrests 10 more for Seelampur violence

Delhi Police on Thursday arrested ten more people for allegedly inciting violence in Seelampur area amid protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). According to police, out of ten, four accused have a criminal background. y have been accused of pelting stones, burning police booth and setting two-wheelers on ablaze during protest. On Wednesday,  cops arrested eight people for ir alleged involvement in instigating violence in Seelampur and turning it into a battlefield.

Accused identified through videos taken during protest

All accused were identified through videos taken during anti-CAA protest. y all are residents of Delhi. Besides, Section 144 has been imposed in rth-east area and Red Fort area to maintain law and order hours after a request by a Swaraj Abhiyan for a peaceful march against Citizenship Amendment Act was denied by police from Red Fort area to Shaheed Park, ITO. Protests escalated in Delhi since Sunday over CAA.  Protests against new citizenship law have escalated across country over past week. Thursday saw multiple protest rallies in Capital and in cities across country.

Anti-CAA protests across nation

re have been detentions of political leers and intellectuals voicing ir protest against CAA. Historian Ramchandra Guha and Left leers on Thursday were detained by Bengaluru police. Left leers D Raja, Sitaram Yechury, Nilotpal Basu, Brinda Karat and ors were detained at Mandi House in Delhi for defying prohibitory orders imposed by police. Meanwhile, Section 144 has been imposed near Red Fort and or parts of Delhi, in Karnataka and in Uttar Presh. 

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Meanwhile, Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a tice to Centre, Delhi government and police on a PIL seeking setting up of a fact-finding committee to look into violence at Jamia Millia Islamia University during protests against Citizen (Amendment) Act (CAA). A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel, however, declined interim protection to students from coercive action including arrest. protest is against amended Citizenship Act which amends Citizenship Act 1955 to make refugees who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Banglesh and Pakistan, eligible for citizenship.

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(With ANI inputs)