RAMPUR: An alleged anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) protester, Shahid, alias, Qadeer Ahmad, was arrested for “rioting” by Ganj kotwali police in Rampur on Thursday. Shahid was later produced before a court that sent him to the district jail.
Rampur police has yet again launched a hunt to arrest anti-CAA protesters who had participated in the December 21, 2019 agitation at Hati Khana square that had turned violent and claimed the life of one Faiz Khan and left scores, including police personnel, injured.
According to police sources, two separate FIRs were registered against the protesters at the Ganj and Sadar police stations in this connection. As many as 297 people had so far been arrested and 155 people were chargesheeted, they said.
Speaking with TOI, Rampur superintendent of police Shagun Gautam said, “Many anti-CAA protesters, who had participated in the violence, are yet to be arrested. We are collecting information about them. Our teams, including surveillance officers, are looking out for them."
Those arrested earlier had been granted bail, and police were now arresting the wanted protesters, said the SP.
The SP said, "Goondas Act will be invoked against all those accused who have been chargesheeted into the anti-CAA protest violence.”
