Live: 13 dead in CAA clashes in Delhi; shoot-at-sight orders issued at Yamuna Vihar area
The death toll due to clashes between the pro-CAA and anti-CAA groups jumped to 13 on Tuesday and the situation forced the CBSE to postpone the exams, scheduled for Wednesday (February 26), at all centres in North East Delhi.
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NEW DELHI: As violent clashes over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) continued for the third straight day in several areas of North East Delhi on Tuesday (February 25), the Delhi Police issued shoot-at-sight order in some violent-hit areas to bring the situation under control.
The death toll due to clashes between the pro-CAA and anti-CAA groups jumped to 13 on Tuesday and the situation forced the CBSE to postpone the exams, scheduled for Wednesday (February 26), at all centres in North East Delhi. Over 150 people have got injured in the riots which have affected Maujpur, Jaffrabad, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar, Chand Bagh and Gokalpuri in Northeast Delhi.
The area had been witnessing violent clashes since Sunday (February 23) when a rally by BJP leader Kapil Mishra against the anti-CAA protests was followed by incidences of stone-pelting between the two groups.
Paramilitary forces have been deployed in the violence-hit areas to bring the situation under control. The Centre has appointed IPS officer S N Shrivastava as the new Delhi Police Special Commissioner (Law and Order) after repatriating him from the CRPF to take control of the violence in the national capital.
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