Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) : The UP police lathi-charged 200 anti-CAA women protesters from Jauhar Park of Bilariyaganj town of Azamgarh in the wee hours of Wednesday.
The police lathi-charged the protesters, used tear gas shells to disperse the crowd and forcibly removed them
The police have also detained hundreds of protesters including women and children.
Rashtriya Ulama Council general secretary and renowned Islamic scholar Maulana Tahir Madni has also been arrested.
According to sources, the police crackdown began at around 3 a.m. on Wednesday.
Women protesters said that a posse of policemen had started pressuring them to vacate the protest site. When they refused, the police used tear gas shells and batons and rubber bullets against them.
Several protesters were injured in the ensuing melee and others fled to save their lives.
No senior Azamgarh officer was ready to speak on the issue.With IANS inputs