UP DGP reveals '57 policemen suffered gunshot injuries' amid violent anti-CAA protests

Revealing injuries suffered by Uttar Presh police, Director-General of Police (DGP) OP Singh, on Saturday, said that 57 police officers have suffered gunshot wounds. He ded that some of officers were in critical condition. Uttar Presh has seen rampant violence in past 3-4 days which has resulted in 11 deaths.

57 police personnel injured: UP DGP

"57 police personnel across state have received gunshot injuries. Some of m are critical," said UP DGP O P Singh to Republic TV. Violence was witnessed in Rampur, Ayodhya, Gorakhpur, Luckw, Bijr, Faridab, Meerut, Bulandshahr, Muzzafarnagar, Bahraich, and Sambhal till date.

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Anti-CAA protests in UP

Amid rampant protests against amended Citizenship Act on Saturday, an SP MLA Amitabh Bajpai was detained by Uttar Presh police in Kanpur. Clashes between protestors and police were also witnessed in Rampur which resulted in 1 death and vehicles including a police bike being torched. Currently, all schools, colleges, and universities have been shit down till Monday as ordered by state government.

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Deaths due to clashes

Four deaths were reported from Meerut district and two from Kanpur, while a boy was killed in a stampede in Varanasi when a violent mob was being chased by policemen. Two people lost ir lives in Bijr and one each in Sambhal and Firozab, officials said. Internet services have been snapped in Luckw, Kanpur, Allahab, Agra, Aligarh, Ghaziab, Varanasi, Mathura, Meerut, Morab, Muzaffarnagar, Bareli, Firoz, Pilibhit, Rampur, Saharanpur, Shamli, Sambhal, Amroha, Mau, Azamgarh and Sultanpur.

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Luckw & Aligarh clashes

beginning of violence in UP was witnessed on Sunday when Aligarh Muslim University students who were protesting h marched towards main campus gate where y were allegedly attacked by police using tear gas shells, rubber bullets, stun grenes, pellets, and stones. While police deny se claims, over 17 policemen were injured as protestors began to vandalise public property and torch buses while pelting stones. More than 60 students were allegedly injured in clashes.

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Earlier on Thursday, Luckw police used tear gas and batons on anti-CAA protestors when vehicles parked outside a police post were set ablaze and stone-pelting occurred, according to PTI. About 20 people were taken into custody, said, police officials. UP CM Yogi ityanath has stated that vandals' properties will be seized and auctioned.