Anti-CAA: Group protests in Delhi over Chennai police incident; detained

A few members of Jamia Coordination Committee (JCC) on Saturday were detained by police after y std a protest outside Tamil Nadu House.  JCC members were protesting against Tamil Nadu police's action during anti-CAA protests in Chennai. protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Chennai resumed on Saturday in Washermanpet area. 

Meanwhile, thousands of people, including a large number of women, on Saturday std a protest against amended Citizenship Act, proposed NRC and NPR at Mumbai''s Azad Maidan amid recitation of Urdu poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz''s popular poem ''Hum Dekhenge'' and slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

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Police resort to lathi-charge

Earlier on Friday, as many as 100 protesters were detained by police after a scuffle broke out during protest in Washermanpet. After detention, a protest was std near Mount Road Dargah at Anna Salai. However, it was later withdrawn.

protest turned violent when protesters clashed with police. Four police personnel -- a woman joint commissioner, two women constables, and a sub-inspector -- were injured in stone-pelting, police said, even as reports emerged that some protesters were also hurt. protesters accused police of resorting to lathi-charge. Joint Commissioner P Vijayakumari sustained injuries on her head, police said, adding that those wounded were admitted to a hospital.

Earlier, some agitators were reportedly removed from protest site forcibly, leading to a commotion between m and police. protesters accused police of resorting to a lathi-charge. Some of protesters were detained. Subsequently, more people gared re demanding ir release. As a result, security was beefed up in area.

Meanwhile, parties led by DMK in Tamil Nadu on Saturday lashed out at police for alleged use of force on anti-CAA protesters here and sought action against personnel involved in it.

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(With Inputs from ANI)