Clashes triggered by pro- and anti-CAA protesters continued for the third day in northeast Delhi

CAA violence in Delhi–

Clashes triggered by pro- and anti-CAA protesters continued for the third day in northeast Delhi as the death toll mounted to 13. Most of the deaths were due to gunshot wounds. 

Mobs carrying lathis roamed the streets of northeast Delhi, attacking shops and burning vehicles even as Delhi police PRO M.S. Randhawa claimed that the situation was under control. Rioters also opened fire and threw stones at each other. 

Late in the evening, curfew was imposed at Maujpur, Jaffrabad, Chandbagh and Karawal Nagar. Shoot-at-sight orders in parts of northeast Delhi were also issued. The anti-CAA protest site in the troubled area had been “cleared”.