By Muslim Mirror
New Delhi : A Delhi Police officer was killed and another injured today as violence broke out across multiple northeast Delhi neighbourhoods for a second time in less than 24 hours.
Protesters for and against the controversial citizenship law threw stones, set vehicles and shops ablaze and transformed parts of the national capital into a war zone, forcing the deployment of paramilitary forces and the banning of large gatherings in the area.
The violence comes hours before United States President Donald Trump is expected in Delhi as part of his two-day state visit. It also comes close on the heels of clashes near Jaffrabad on Sunday afternoon, where over 1,000 women have gathered since Saturday night in a peaceful protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA.
A Delhi Police Head Constable was killed in Chand Bagh and a Deputy Commissioner (DCP) was injured in Gokulpuri during the violence. In disturbing videos of the clashes, which spread to Chand Bagh, Bhajanpura, Maujpur and Jaffrabad, among other areas, vehicles, shops and buildings were also set ablaze. A petrol pump was set on fire in Bhajanpura as petrol bombs were thrown by anti-CAA protesters.
In another video a man in a red shirt can be seen running towards an unarmed Delhi Police officer in Jaffrabad waving what appears to be a gun; in chilling scenes he approaches the cop and confronts him before turning and firing into the air. Other videos show people from both groups breaking off chunks from the concrete divider along the road to throw at each other. In at least one of these videos shouts of “Jai Shri Ram” can be heard. With agencies inputs.