Anti-CAA protests: Curfew imposed in parts of Jabalpur

District Collector Bharat Yadav said schools would remain closed on December 21 as a precautionary measure.

December 20, 2019 07:42 pm | Updated 07:42 pm IST - Jabalpur:

Curfew was imposed in Gohalpur and Hanumantal police station limits in Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh on Friday following violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act .

Curfew was also imposed in some parts of Kotwali and Adhartal police station limits, District Collector Bharat Yadav told the PTI . All these areas are predominantly Muslim-dominated areas. Schools would remain closed on Saturday as a precautionary measure, he said. The situation was now under control, he added.

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