Anti-CAA protests: UP death toll climbs to 11
December 21, 2019 10:06
Death toll in Uttar Pradesh in Friday's violence over Citizenship (Amendment) Act rises to 11.
Earlier on Friday, six people died as anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters clashed with police after Friday prayers at several places in Uttar Pradesh, hurling stones and torching vehicles, officials said.
Internet services were suspended across major cities in Uttar Pradesh, following state government orders.These included Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Agra, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Varanasi, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Bareli, Firozadad, Pilibhit, Rampur, Saharanpur, Shamli, Sambhal, Amroha, Mau, Azamgarh and Sultanpur.