This Article is From Dec 23, 2019

31 Arrested Over Violence Amid Citizenship Act Protests In UP's Rampur

"We have arrested 31 people so far in connection with the violence during protest demonstrations and identified another over 150 for their role in vandalisation," Rampur Superintendent of Police Ajay Pal Sharma told PTI.

31 Arrested Over Violence Amid Citizenship Act Protests In UP's Rampur

A 22-year-old man had died of a bullet injury on Saturday during the violence (Representational)

Rampur, Uttar Pradesh:

Thirty-one people have been arrested and over 150 others identified for their alleged role in the violence that broke out in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur last Saturday amid protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), police said on Monday.

A 22-year-old man had died of a bullet injury on Saturday during the violence in which several locals and policemen were injured, and six vehicles, including a police motorcycle, were set on fire, the officials said.

"We have arrested 31 people so far in connection with the violence during protest demonstrations and identified another over 150 for their role in vandalisation," Rampur Superintendent of Police Ajay Pal Sharma told PTI.

The accused have been booked for rioting and related offences, Ajay Pal Sharma added.

He said the situation was now normal in the district and no untoward incident has been reported since Sunday, when internet services were resumed after a break of a couple of days.

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