With 21 people dead across Uttar Pradesh amid protests held against the new citizenship law in different parts of UP, including Muzaffarnagar, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had warned of a “crackdown” on the protesters and the government ordered that those found responsible for damaging public property during the protests would have to pay for it.
Police beat protesters with sticks during a demonstration against India's new citizenship law in Lucknow. (Photo by STR / AFP)
The Muzaffarnagar district administration has sent notices to 46 people for their alleged involvement in damaging public property during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests here.
A panel set up under additional district magistrate Amit Kumar by the authorities, sent the notices to 46 people.
They have been told that the authorities found their involvement in alleged vandalism during the protests against the CAA on December 20 in the district, Kumar said.
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The accused have been asked to send their replies by January 9, he said.
Meanwhile, four madrasa students, arrested after violence during anti-CAA protests, were released on the orders of a court as police gave them clean chit in its report filed before the chief judicial magistrate here on Friday.
With 21 people dead across Uttar Pradesh amid protests held against the new citizenship law in different parts of UP, including Muzaffarnagar, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had warned of a “crackdown” on the protesters and the government ordered that those found responsible for damaging public property during the protests would have to pay for it.
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