Exclusive: 3 Men Killed During Anti-CAA Violence Named In FIR, UP Police Says 'We Have Proof'

Even as the Opposition leaders and the activists raise concerns over the brutalities by the UP Police during the CAA crackdown, a latest move by the cops can spark new controversy. News Nation has exclusive details of the FIR file by the police over the December 20 violence in Kanpur. The shocking details may just set the path for new row. News Nation has learnt that the UP Police has booked 13 men in the FIR. These people were injured in during the protests. Shockingly, three of them died due to bullet injuries in the aftermath of the violent clashes. However, the police remain adamant saying the it is following the due procedure.

Talking exclusively to News Nation, senior police official said that, “we have proofs against all those named in the FIR. All these men were present at the spot where the violent clashes took place. All these men were involved in rioting, hence they have been named.”

The cops in Uttar Pradesh have been questioned for the way in which the CAA cases have been dealt. Earlier, Firozabad Police had named a dead man in the lit of those ‘who could affect the law and order situation in the area.’

After the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act turned violent in UP’s Firozabad on December 20, the Firozabad police booked around 2,500 people. As a precautionary measure, they have now issued notice to Banne Khan, who died around six years ago, under section 107/16 of the IPC. Apart from this, two men aged 90 and 93 have also been asked to appear before the Magistrate and fill a bond of Rs 10 lakh.

The agitation erupted after the Narendra Modi government passed the contentious legislation in Parliament on December 11. Two days later, President Ram Nath Kovind gave assent and making it a law on December 13. The Citizenship Act grants Indian nationality to Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Parsis and Sikhs who fled Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan in half the time of other groups if they can argue they suffered religious discrimination in their country of origin.