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Clashes break out in Delhi's Jaffrabad

Police fired tear gas shells as members of the two groups pelted stones at each other in Maujpur

PTI New Delhi Published 23.02.20, 11:57 AM
Anti-CAA protesters block the Seelampur-Jaffrabad main road during a sit-in demonstration, near Jaffrabaad metro station in East Delhi, late Saturday, February 22, 2020

Anti-CAA protesters block the Seelampur-Jaffrabad main road during a sit-in demonstration, near Jaffrabaad metro station in East Delhi, late Saturday, February 22, 2020 PTI

Clashes broke out between two groups of people near Jaffrabad in northeast Delhi on Sunday evening where a large number of people had gathered to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Police fired tear gas shells as members of the two groups pelted stones at each other in Maujpur.

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There was tension in the area after hundreds of anti-CAA protesters, mostly women, blocked a road near the Jaffrabad metro station which connects Seelampur with Maujpur and Yamuna Vihar.

The anti-CAA protest continued on Sunday, prompting the Delhi Metro authorities to close the entry and exit gates of the station.

There was heavy security deployment in the area.

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