The situation in Kanpur also turned violent after protesters went unruly in the city. The violent Muslim mobs chased a police jeep and ransacked public property.
The Delhi Police has also named former Congress MLA Asif Khan as one of the accused in its FIR. Six people including four local politicians and the former Congress MLA have been named as suspects in the Delhi Police FIR.
The protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act began from Jamia Millia Islamia University and it is not clear whether students from the University were involved with the protests or not
Though this time these post-Friday prayer protests have been tucked away behind the pretext of CAB, violence after Friday Muslim prayers are not uncommon
The minister accused various separatist organisations and activists part of the Hurriyat Conference for instigating people to resort to stone-pelting in Kashmir Valley.
The Congress workers were reportedly targeting RLP MLA Beniwal, who had earlier levelled corruption charges on the Congress leader and the state revenue minister Harish Chaudhary