21 of 75 UP districts without Internet, top cop says won’t spare those involved in violence
In view of the violent protests that erupted in Uttar Pradesh last week, the authorities in various cities of the state have suspended internet services ahead of Friday prayers as a precautionary step.
Uttar Pradesh has witnessed massive and the most violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) with at least 17 people killed and over 200 police personnel injured and state-owned property damaged across the state last week.
Authorities have suspended internet services in Bulandshar, Mathura, Ghaziabad, Agra and several other cities in the state.
In Buldnshahr, internet services have been snapped till December 28 morning. In Agra, there would be no internet services till December 27.
Security has also been beefed up and patrolling has intensified in UP to ensure peace ahead of the Friday prayers. Paramilitary force personnel and state police force will be deployed and drone cameras will be used in several districts to ensure peaceful Friday prayers in the state.
Additional Director General (ADG) Prashant Kumar on Thursday said 317 people have been arrested and 79 cases registered in connection with the violence during the anti- CAA protests in Meerut.
“79 cases have been registered and 317 were arrested. 108 police personnel are injured in which 10 sustained firearm injuries. Ten administration officials and 7 people including some journalists also sustained injuries.
Five people lost their lives in the violence,” Kumar told ANI. “The administration is educating people on CAA and we are also monitoring social media.
On the arrest of two people from Meerut’s Nauchangi, Kumar said: “Two men of Popular Front of India’s wing SDPI were arrested. One of them is the state chief of the organisation. We have found some objectionable literature from them. “In Shamli, some people from this organisation were arrested earlier. The police had also recovered such literature from their office in Meerut. We are investigating the organisation’s role,” he said.
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