Flowers greet cop who cleared Shaheen Bagh protest site

March 24, 2020 12:40

Locals gave flowers to DCP South RP Meena and other police personnel following the clearance of the Shaheen Bagh protest site today. Delhi Police cleared the protest site, amid complete lockdown in the national capital, in wake of the coronavirus.

"People at the protest site in Shaheen Bagh were requested today to clear the site as lockdown has been imposed. But after they refused, the action was taken against violators as the assembly was unlawful. Protest site has been cleared. Some protestors have been detained," RP Meena, DCP South-East district.

On Monday, the number of protestors who have been on a sit-in protest against the CAA was reduced significantly.

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