KNZ NEWS DESK
New Delhi: A head constable of the Delhi Police was killed during clashes over the new citizenship law in northeast Delhi on Monday, a senior officer said.
Ratan Lal was attached to the office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gokulpuri, he said.
Several police personnel have been injured in the clashes, he said.
Several vehicles, shops and houses were torched on Monday, a day after clashes broke out between those against and for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
Tension escalated in northeast Delhi where pro- and anti-CAA groups clashed for the second consecutive day on Monday and hurled stones at each other.
Violence was also reported from the Chandbagh area in Jaffrabad.
Police fired tear gas shells and also resorted to lathicharge to disperse the protesters.
According to officials, a fire tender was damaged by the protesters after it responded to a fire call in the area.
The Delhi Metro closed entry and exit at the Jaffrabad and Maujpur-Babarpur stations as an uneasy calm prevailed in the area.
“Entry & exit of Jaffrabad and Maujpur-Babarpur are closed. Trains will not be halting at these stations,” the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a tweet.
Entry and exit points were closed at the Jaffrabad metro station for over 24 hours.
Clashes broke out on Sunday evening between pro and anti-CAA groups near Jaffrabad after a large number of people protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) blocked a road, while similar sit-ins were launched in several other parts of the national capital. (PTI)
