Head Constable among 4 killed, DCP injured in riots over CAA in Delhi
   Date :25-Feb-2020
Head Constable among 4 ki
 
 
NEW DELHI :
 
A HEAD constable was among four people killed and at least 50 others, including several paramilitary and Delhi Police personnel, were injured as violence spiralled over the amended citizenship law in north-east Delhi, turning it into a battlefield on Monday with frenzied protesters torching houses, shops, vehicles and a petrol pump, and hurling stones.
 
This is the second day of clashes in the city where US President Donald Trump arrived on Monday evening on the main leg of his India visit. Police fired tear gas shells and also resorted to lathicharge as clashes broke out between pro and anti CAA groups at Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Chandbagh, Khureji Khas and Bhajanpura. Ratan Lal (42), a head constable attached to the office of the ACP Gokalpuri, died after he sustained injuries during stone pelting at Gokalpuri.
 
Three other civilian succumbed to injuries in the clashes, a Delhi Government official said, adding 50 people with injuries had come to hospital for treatment. At least 11 police personnel, including Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Shahdara, Amit Sharma and ACP (Gokalpuri) Anuj Kumar were injured while trying to quell the protests. Two CRPF police personnel were also injured, sources said. Government sources said that the violence in the national capital appears to have been “orchestrated” by some for publicity as it comes at a time when Trump is visiting the country. Delhi Police Chief Amulya Patnaik closely monitored police control room.