A first information report has been registered against 100-125 unidentified women for allegedly violating prohibitory orders by participating in anti-Citizenship Act protests in Ujariyaon locality in Gomti Nagar in Lucknow, police said.

They said only five women have been named in the FIR.

"The FIR was registered for violating prohibitory orders and other sections of IPC on Wednesday," a senior police official said.

Protests by women and other activists against the Citizenship Amendment Act are taking place in many areas here including the Clock Tower and Ujariyaon.  -- PTI