Aligarh: 400 booked for violating Section 144 by organising candle march in AMU

The Aligarh Police on Wednesday has registered a case against 400 unidentified people for violating Section 144 of the CrPC (prohibiting unlawful assembly). The people organised a candle march inside the AMU campus on December 23.

Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh):The local police have registered a case against 400 unidentified persons for violating the CrPC Section 144 (prohibiting unlawful assembly) by organising a candle march inside the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) campus on December 23 in solidarity with those who have lost their lives in anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests.

"There was no permission for the candle march. A case has been registered against 400 unidentified persons for violating Section 144," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Aakash Kulhari told a news agency.

On December 15, clashes broke out between the police and the students protesting against the citizenship law. The police fired tear gas shells outside the AMU after protestors reportedly pelted stones on them.

Since the enactment of the CAA, which grants citizenship to non-Muslim minorities including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, protests have erupted in various parts of the country including the national capital.

The AMU has been shut down till January 5, 2020, in the wake of these protests.