65 arrested, 350 booked for violence over CAA in Ghaziabad

‘An FIR has been lodged against former Loni MLA Zakir Ali’

December 22, 2019 03:40 am | Updated 03:40 am IST - Ghaziabad

Sixty-five people were arrested and 350, including a former legislator, booked here for allegedly spreading violence over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), police said on Saturday.

A special drive has been launched to nab miscreants resorting to violence and pelting stones on police during protests, they said.

More than 65 people have been arrested and FIRs registered against 350 anti-social elements, Senior Superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar Singh said.

An FIR has been lodged against former Loni MLA Zakir Ali, he added.

Mr. Singh said miscreants have been identified and will be arrested soon.

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