Bengaluru, December 19: With unrest prevailing in Karnataka over the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Bengaluru Police has extended prohibitory orders in the city till Friday. City Police Commission Bhaskar Rao, in a statement issued late on Thursday, said that Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Conduct (CrPC) -- which bars the assembly of five or more people -- would remain into force till the next day. Anti-CAA Protests: UP Govt Snaps Internet Services in Lucknow, Meerut, Bareilly, Prayagraj and Ghaziabad.

The Bengaluru top cop further confirmed that Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad and historian Ramachandra Guha, who were detained for the anti-CAA protests earlier in the day, have been booked for violating the prohibitory orders. Apart from them, cases have been registered against 22 others.

"Section-144 to remain imposed in the city till tomorrow. 24 people have been booked and eight cases have been registered. Cases also registered against MLA Rizwan Arshad and Ramachandra Guha," Rao said.

Update by ANI

In Mangaluru, the communally-sensitive coastal district of  Karnataka, a curfew has been imposed to prevent the mobilisation of protesters. The district was the worst affected by violent protests on Thursday, with at least two among the demonstrators being confirmed to have been killed in the clashes. The reason for their demise is stated to be police firing -- a charge which the police department has rejected.

Muslim groups in Karnataka, along with other parts of the nation, are out in protest against the CAA. The law, which mandates the naturalisation of non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Dhaka, is being viewed through the prism of proposed nationwide National Register of Citizenship (NRC) exercise. "If a name of a Hindu citizen would be excluded from NRC, he is sure to get citizenship through CAA. But what about a Muslim citizen? Will he go to the detention centre," asked AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.

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