Watch: Videos show escalating violence in Delhi over CAA protests. A policeman has been killed
The police did not succeed in containing mobs on the rampage.
Things are extremely tense in Maujpur-Jaffrabad.
— Vijayta Lalwani (@VijaytaL) February 24, 2020
Here is a video I clicked at 3.14 pm at Maujpur Chowk where I saw pro CAA protestors set a shop on fire. pic.twitter.com/fXbcrTkcwO
The situation in North East Delhi escalated on Monday as extreme violence, rioting and arson were reported from Maujpur, Kardampuri, Chand Bagh, Dayalpur, Bhajanpura, and nearby areas. A police constable was killed in the clashes between the anti- and pro-Citizenship Act protestors. Shops and vehicles were set on fire, and a protestor was seen opening fire right in front of a policeman while he did nothing to stop him.
From ground zero walking right towards the epicentre of violence between Jaffrabad/Maujpur area of north-east Delhi.
— Aishwarya S Iyer (@iyersaishwarya) February 24, 2020
On one side are anti-CAA protesters from Jaffrabad & on the other side are pro-CAA protesters from Maujpur.
I report @TheQuint
*Deleted this by mistake. pic.twitter.com/YOuam4MFD4
Unprecedented scenes in NorthEast Delhi's #Maujpur! #AntiCAA & pro-CAA protesters are overpowering hundreds of security forces. Agitators from both sides throwing stones, firing, and setting vehicles and shops ablaze.
— Tanushree Pandey (@TanushreePande) February 24, 2020
Never witnessed such large scale violence in National Capital pic.twitter.com/RjlDoLk3gv
Reports of widespread violence in Northeast Delhi. Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Chandbagh areas see clases between pro and anti-CAA groups. Shops and vehicles have been set on fire. In this video, police personnel can be seen pelting stones. pic.twitter.com/2Axp0AS3b8
— Bodhisattva Sen Roy (@insenroy) February 24, 2020
#CitizenshipShowdown - Delhi violence update: A Petrol pump set ablaze in North East Delhi's Bhajanpura area. pic.twitter.com/nYSPwxghuz
— News18 (@CNNnews18) February 24, 2020
This video is from our National Capital...
— Alok Shinde (@alokshinde) February 24, 2020
Can’t even imagine what’s going on in Kashmir....🥺🥺🥺 pic.twitter.com/2NX8YCuknP
Violence started on Sunday after local BJP leader Kapil Mishra held a pro-Citizenship Act rally in the area and threatened the police, asking that the roads be cleared of protestors. “We will not even listen to the Delhi Police if the roads are not cleared by the time United States President Donald Trump leaves the country,” Mishra had said.
Soon after Mishra’s speech, videos of demonstrators chanting “Jai Shri Ram” and collecting stones and bricks and loading them onto trucks surfaced on social media.
Today afternoon, @KapilMishra_IND decided to issue a warning on camera in front of @DelhiPolice to the peaceful protestors of maujpur, seelampur.
— Shaheen Bagh Official (@Shaheenbaghoff1) February 23, 2020
No sedition case against @KapilMishra_IND for these statements? #reject_NRC_CAA_NPR#SeditionMustGo #ArrestKapilMishra pic.twitter.com/ZRkHTHIMWL
Disturbing news coming in from Maujpur, where pro-CAA protestors could be seen and heard cheering and sloganeering just as a tractor full of stones and brick was unloaded here. Please stay alert and vigilant to prevent any provocation and violence.#Jaffrabad #SOS pic.twitter.com/EUXwBvALGC
— We The People of India (@ThePeopleOfIN) February 23, 2020
