7 anti-CAA protesters face more charges in Kairana
Muzaffarnagar, January 5
Nine people, including a village head, who were arrested last month following protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, have been slapped with additional charges by a local court in Kairana town of Shamli district, the police said.
According to Kairana station house officer Yashpal Dhama, the nine persons were arrested on December 19 for apprehension of breach of peace. On Saturday, the court booked them under Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion) and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code and sent them to jail under judicial custody.
The arrested persons are Mamor gram pradhan Nooruddin, Sarver, Afsar, Zahid, Sajid, Sajjad, Waseem, Pervaiz and Sarver Hasan. — PTI
