CAA protests

peacefully. In state capital Lucknow, a heavy deployment of paramilitary force personnel was seen outside the historic Tiley Wali Masjid in the Old City area.

In Meerut, where five people were killed, there were no gatherings.

Around 3,500 personnel of central paramilitary forces, four times more than last week, and 12,000 jawans of the UP Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) were maintaining peace, the DGP said.

As a precautionary measure, internet services which were resumed after nearly a week, were suspended again in 21 of 75 districts, including Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and Agra, Singh added.

In Gorakhpur, police staged a flag march in Thursday in sensitive areas and held meetings with peace committees to avoid a repeat of the last Friday’s protests. Police have faced flak over the manner in which they handled last week’s violent protests, with human rights activists and families of those killed in the violence alleging police excess.

Meanwhile, the process to confiscate the property of those involved in damaging public assets during the protests gained momentum as 372 people were served notices in different districts till Thursday, officials aware of the developments said. The maximum 200 notices were issued in Moradabad followed by 110 in Lucknow, 34 in Gorakhpur and 29 in Firozabad, an official spokesman told PTI.

In Uttar Pradesh, 1,113 people have been arrested so far for their alleged involvement in violence.