New Delhi, December 17: A police picket was burnt down and several left injured as clashes erupted between security forces and anti-CAA protesters in East Delhi. The police picket, located in New Seelampur locality, was gutted down by an infuriated mob, reports said. The violence broke out during the protests called by residents against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Seelampur, Jafrabad, Maujpur-Babarpur and Gokulpuri. Anti-CAA Protests Turn Violent in East Delhi, Police Resort to Lathicharge, Fire Teargas Shells.

At least two policemen and several protesters were injured in the clashes between them. Visuals from emerging from the site of protest shows stones being pelted on the security personnel. The riot control squad of Delhi Police has been rushed to the site to bring the situation under control.

Several among the protesters were detained in the crackdown launched by the police following the clashes. Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar has assured to bring the situation under control at the earliest.

Update by ANI

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded a "severe crackdown" against miscreants among the minority community who have resorted to arson. The party has blamed the "appeasement politics" of the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the situation which has erupted in the national capital.

"This is the result of 70 years of appeasement politics. The people of minority community in these areas have come out and resorted to vandalism, despite being assured that the CAA is not intended to revoke their citizenship. We demand a severe crackdown," said BJP MLA OP Sharma.

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