Prohibitory orders were imposed in ten localities of northeast Delhi after violence broke out in Maujpur area on Monday as pro CAA agitators and anti-CAA protesters pelted stones at each other, PTI reported. Violence was also reported from the Chandbagh area in Jaffrabad.
Delhi Police told PTI that a head constable died during the clashes while the Shahdara DCP was injured.
Clashes had been reported near Jaffrabad on Sunday evening between pro and anti-CAA groups, PTI reported.
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On Monday, NDTV’s news broadcast said that clashes had erupted in Maujpur after stonepelting by pro CAA agitators. The news channel said police brought the situation under control within an hour.
However, clashes erupted again between Maujpur and Jaffrabad metro stations during which vehicles were set on fire, NDTV reported.
Scroll reporter Vijayta Lalwani said she saw pro CAA protestors set a shop on fire at Maujpur Chowk.
Lalwani also shot a video that showed pro CAA agitators shouting ‘Jai Shree Ram’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’.
Lalwani also tweeted a short video of men with lathis cheering, saying that she had witnessed pro-CAA protesters setting a shop on fire at Maujpur Chowk.
In a videos shot by NDTV and Indian Express, a man was seen running towards an unarmed Delhi Police officer waving what appeared to be a gun. He approached the policeman before turning and firing into the air.
According to Reuters, police used tear gas and smoke grenades to disperse the crowd of thousands of protestors.
People supporting the citizenship law were seen chanting “Jai Shree Ram,” amid heavy stone pelting from both sides, according to a Reuters witness.
“We are in support of the CAA. If they want to protest, they should go somewhere else,” a protestor Amit said, giving only one name.
Times of India reporter Jasjeev Ghandhiok’s video showed members of the police force throwing stones seen strewn on the Wazirabad main road.
As a results of the clashes, Delhi Metro has closed the entry and exit gates of Jaffrabad, Maujpur-Babarpur, Gokulpuri, Johri Enclave and Shiv Vihar. Trains will terminate at Welcome metro station.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal urged the Lieutenant Governor and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to restore law and order in the area. “Nobody should be allowed to orchestrate flagrations,” he tweeted.
Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal said he had instructed the Delhi Police and the Delhi Police Commissioner to ensure law and order is maintained. “The situation is being closely monitored. I urge everyone to exercise restraint for maintenance of peace and harmony,” he tweeted.
The Caravan’s Executive Editor Vinod Jose tweeted out a photo, saying certain rioting pro-CAA mobs were marking Hindu households with saffron flags
Meanwhile, hundred of women, who have been holding a peaceful sit-in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Jaffrabad since Saturday, continued to demonstrate peacefully today, NDTV reported.
On Sunday, police had fired tear gas shells as members of the two groups pelted stones at each other in Maujpur, soon after a gathering called by BJP leader and Delhi MP Kapil Mishra who gave the police a three-day ultimatum to remove anti-CAA protestors in Jaffrabad and Chandbagh.
As violence erupted in the area on Monday, Mishra called for the Delhi Police to forcibly remove anti-CAA protesters from Jaffrabad and Chandbagh while asking people to keep calm.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump, who is on a two-day visit to India, is scheduled to arrive in the capital on Monday evening.