Anti-CAA stir: 5 killed in UP, toll touches 9

December 20, 2019 19:24

A total of five people have died in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests across Uttar Pradesh. While two people have died in Bijnore, one killed in Kanpur, one in Sambhal and one in Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh.

A total of 13 people have injured in Kanpur violence. The injured also include six policemen. Cops have nabbed 25 protesters for their alleged involvement in the violence.

Protesters demonstrating against the amended citizenship act torched a police vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr after which internet services were suspended across the district on Friday, officials said. The order for internet suspension was issued to contain the spread of rumours and misinformation on social media, District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar said.

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