Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 25: The Delhi violence against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has claimed 10 lives so far. On Tuesday evening, Delhi police fired tear gas to disperse the protesters in Chand Bagh in Northeast Delhi.
According to the GTB hospital authorities, four people were brought dead on arrival. Around 35 were injured.
Meanwhile in Maujpur, rioters are destroying private properties. It is reported that rioters are attacking journalists, forcing them to delete the videos and photos.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met deputy CM Manish Sisodia who was injured in the violence incident on Tuesday afternoon.
High alert has been sounded in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow. Security has been stepped up in Aligarh too. Additional force has been deployed in Ghantaghar area where women and others have been staging a protest against the CAA. There have been no untoward incident in any part of the cities. However, the police are taking measures to ensure law and order is maintained.