UP: Police slaps notice on 60 anti-CAA protesters, seeks Rs 57 lakh

Bijnor: Police in Nahtaur, Uttar Pradesh, has served a notice to 60 people seeking Rs 57 lakh in damages caused during the anti-CAA/NRC (Citizen Amendment Act/National Register of Citizens) protests, officials said on Saturday.

Nahtaur police station Station House Officer (SHO) Pankaj Tomar said the mob allegedly damaged government property and set a police jeep on fire during the protests on December 20, 2019.

He added that the mob also allegedly attacked the police, who had to fire in self-defence in which two young men — Anas and Salman — were killed.

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“The police have served notices to 60 accused persons to pay Rs 57 lakh in damages,” he said.

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