Updated On: 25 February, 2020 08:10 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Protesters torch houses, shops and vehicles, and hurl stones at each other; police resort to lathicharge to control mobs

Protesters hurl stones during clashes between a group of anti-CAA protesters and supporters of the new citizenship act, at Jaffrabad. Pics/ PTI
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 northeast 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 resorted to lathicharge as clashes broke out between pro and anti CAA groups at Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Chandbagh, Khureji Khas and Bhajanpura. Security personnel conducted flag marches and prohibitory orders were clamped to bring the situation under control. 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 civilians succumbed to injuries in the clashes, a Delhi government official said, adding 50 people with injuries had come to hospitals 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 personnel were also injured, sources said.