*NEW DELHI:* Indian capital Delhi becomes a battle ground as death tollrises drastically, shoot at sight ordered.
At least 13 people died and over 150 people were injured in the violencethat broke out following clashes between Citizenship Amendment Act andanti-CAA protesters in the national capital on Monday, news agency PTI saidon Tuesday (February 25, 2020).
In view of the situation, Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed at tenlocations in North-East district of Delhi.
Heavy police force has been deployed in most sensitive areas likeJaffrabad, Maujpur-Babarpur, Gokulpuri, Johri Enclave and Shiv Vihar.
Officials of Delhi Police Special Cell and Economic Offence Wing (EoW) arekeeping a close eye on the situtaion in the national capital in theaftermath of the violence.
”35 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed in Northeast Delhialong with Special Cell, Crime Branch and Economic Offences Wing (EOW)officials.
Local police from different districts of Delhi have also been called in,”the Delhi Police said in a statement.
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Several trains are being terminated at the Welcome metro station as aprecautionary measure.
Seven persons, including one Head Constable of Delhi Police, lost theirlives in the clashes in North-East District of Delhi on Monday.
The two civilians who were killed in the violence were identified as Shahidand Furkan while the identity of other person is yet to be known. Furkanlost his life in clashes related to CAA in Bhajanpura. At least 10 copswere injured in the violence.
Delhi Police Head Constable Rattan Lal lost his life in similar clashes inDelhi`s Gokulpuri. He was a native of Sikar, Rajasthan and had joined theDelhi Police as Constable in 1998.
