A state transport bus was set ablaze and another damaged as a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act turned violent in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district on Thursday, 19 December, PTI reported.
Fire tenders have been rushed to the Chaudhary Sarai area of the district, where the state roadways bus was set on fire, Superintendent of Police Yamuna Prasad said.
Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which prohibits unlawful assembly, is in force in the state and no permission for any gathering has been given for 19 December, Uttar Pradesh Police Chief OP Singh had said earlier.