Seemapuri: Delhi court allows detained CAA protestors to meet lawyers

Delhi's Karkardooma court on Saturday told Seemapuri's station house officer (SHO) to allow lawyers to meet people who were detained during protests against CAA, in area. protest against amended citizenship law turned violent near Seemapuri area on Friday. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Rohit Rajbir Singh sustained injuries during incident.

Agitations have intensified in several parts of country after  Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed in  Parliament which became an Act after receiving President's assent. Protesters are demanding withdrawal of Act, which seeks to grant citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists, and Christians, fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

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Police releases mirs detained during Daryaganj protest

Delhi Police on Saturday released over 16 people including mirs, who were detained by police authorities in anti-CAA protests. "More than 16 people including mirs were released last night against whom violence case was registered. Nineteen people are inside police station. police are looking at details for w and are sorting out," Mariya, an activist stated while interacting with a news ncy.

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Multiple people had gared outside police station to receive ir family members. juveniles were released from custody and were handed over to ir families after verification process. Several policemen and protesters were injured in violent clashes that erupted during protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, in Daryaganj area of national capital on Friday. 

During Daryaganj protest, Delhi Police had detained around 40 people and had informed that strict legal action would be taken against those found involved in engaging in any form of violence or vandalism.

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Daryaganj violence

According to police, protestors had set ablaze a private car which was parked at Subhash Marg, Daryaganj, right outside office of DCP. fire was immediately doused with water and fire extinguishers. Protesters also hurled stones at security personnel Delhi Police resorted to lathi-charge and used water cann to disperse protesters as violence erupted in area during a march against Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Friday.

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(With inputs from ANI)