2 Killed In Mangaluru, 1 In Lucknow During Citizenship Protests | Read

Three persons died and several were injured as protests swept at least 10 states against the Centre's new law on citizenship. Permission for the protest was denied in almost all states but the protesters defied the police and a lockdown across Uttar Pradesh, parts of Delhi, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. In Mangaluru, where curfew has been declared, two persons died in police firing and 20 policemen were injured. In Lucknow, one person died and three others were injured. In Delhi, hundreds including activists and opposition leaders, were temporarily taken into custody.