Over 75 hooligan rounded up for violence during anti CAA bandh in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad:Police has rounded up at least 77 hooligans included around 20 from Danilimda-Shah-e-alam area in the city for violence during bandh called to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act,’ DCP (control) Vijay Patel said.

He said that over half a dozen police personnel including one ACP and one PI rank officials have been injured during stone pelting and violence in Shah-e-Alam area. At least 20 hooligans have been detained from the area and this number could go up also. Police would intiate action against those involved in stone-pelting on it and the vehicle.

Situation has been controlled in Shah-e-Alam- Danilimada area of old Ahmedabad city this evening. Adequate force including 2 companies of the state reseve police (SRP) have been deployed in the area.

Patel said that so far there was no planning of deployment of any para military force.

He said that earlier 45 rioters were nabbed from Sardarbagh area and 12 from near C U Shah college in the city.

Meanwhile, special commissioner of police Ajay Tomar said that after controlling the situation, police was trying to restore the normal traffic including city buses which were briefly stopped following the violent protest.

Notably, the violence in Shah-e-alam area erupted this evening when a mob was adamant on taking out a rally against the Act and NRC even though the official permission for the same was not granted. Police had to resort to baton charge and tear-gas shelling when the mob started stone pelting on them.

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