NEW DELHI: A policeman was killed in New Delhi Monday (Feb 24) in violent clashes over a contentious citizenship law, hours before US President Donald Trump was due in the Indian capital as part of a two-day visit.
Protests have broken out across India since the law that critics say discriminates against Muslims came into force in December, with at least 30 people killed in clashes with police.
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The new law has raised worries abroad – including in Washington – that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to remould secular India into a Hindu nation while marginalising the country's 200 million Muslims, a claim he denies.
The latest unrest erupted between several hundred supporters and opponents of the law in a Muslim-dominated area of northeast Delhi on Sunday, and continued on Monday.
A constable was killed after receiving a critical head injury, local media reported, while another senior officer was injured.
"Please renounce violence. Nobody benefits from this. All problems will be solved by peace," Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.
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The Press Trust of India said protesters torched at least two houses and shops. Local TV channels showed plumes of black smoke billowing from buildings.
One video posted on social media showed crowds of men shouting "Jai Shree Ram" or "Hail Lord Ram"Read More – Source
NEW DELHI: A policeman was killed in New Delhi Monday (Feb 24) in violent clashes over a contentious citizenship law, hours before US President Donald Trump was due in the Indian capital as part of a two-day visit.
Protests have broken out across India since the law that critics say discriminates against Muslims came into force in December, with at least 30 people killed in clashes with police.
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The new law has raised worries abroad – including in Washington – that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to remould secular India into a Hindu nation while marginalising the country's 200 million Muslims, a claim he denies.
The latest unrest erupted between several hundred supporters and opponents of the law in a Muslim-dominated area of northeast Delhi on Sunday, and continued on Monday.
A constable was killed after receiving a critical head injury, local media reported, while another senior officer was injured.
"Please renounce violence. Nobody benefits from this. All problems will be solved by peace," Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.
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The Press Trust of India said protesters torched at least two houses and shops. Local TV channels showed plumes of black smoke billowing from buildings.
One video posted on social media showed crowds of men shouting "Jai Shree Ram" or "Hail Lord Ram"Read More – Source
