Ten people, reportedly with criminal backgrounds, have been arrested for allegedly being involved in the violence near Jamia Millia Islamia University. The accused were arrested on Monday night.
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According to a senior police officer said, no student has been arrested.
The university had turned into a battlefield on Sunday as police entered the campus and also used force, following protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, which led to violence and arson in which four DTC buses, 100 private vehicles and 10 police bikes were damaged.
On Tuesday, protesters, including students and local residents, converged outside Jamia Millia Islamia University with tricolour and placards to continue their demonstration against the Citizenship Amended Act and National Register of Citizens. Braving freezing cold, they took out small marches outside the varsity, shouting slogans against the government. They, however, made sure the movement of traffic was not affected.
A few students said though many of their classmates have gone back home, they have decided to stay put and fight till the amendments in the Citizenship Act are withdrawn. This is the second consecutive day of peaceful protests after the demonstration on Sunday turned violent. On Monday, thousands of students took to the streets demanding a probe into the use of teargas on Sunday inside the Jamia university's library as well as police entering the campus without permission from university authorities.
Scores of protesters including Jamia students, policemen and locals were injured in the violence and arson that took place during the protest on Sunday. Women from all age groups, including grandmothers and sisters of students, were seen taking the lead in the protest on Monday, vowing to continue the fight for justice till their "last breath".