: Anti-CAA protests: UP tribunal fines 86 persons for damaging public property in Amroha #IndiaNEWS A tribunal in Uttar Pradesh has ordered 86 persons to pay a total fine of Rs 4,27,439 for having damaged

Anti-CAA protests: UP tribunal fines 86 persons for damaging public property in Amroha #IndiaNEWS
A tribunal in Uttar Pradesh has ordered 86 persons to pay a total fine of Rs 4,27,439 for having damaged public property during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in 2019, ANI reported on Saturday.The order was passed by the Uttar Pradesh Public and Private Property Damage Recovery Claims Tribunal in Meerut, according to Amroha District Magistrate BK Tripathi. This was the first such order passed under the Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Act, 2020, according to The Times of India.A copy of the order was sent to the Amroha district magistrate, and the official was directed to proceed with the recovery.The police said that on December 20, 2019, a mob pelted stones and engaged in arson during a demonstration against the Act. Some of them allegedly broke the police’s riot control equipment and set several police vehicles ablaze. However, Mohammed Javed, who was among those directed to pay the fine, claimed that the police framed innocent persons without evidence. “The truth will come out if proper investigation is carried out,??? he said, according to The Times of India. “Everything is being done arbitrarily. We will appeal before a higher court.???The Citizenship (Amendment) Act provides citizenship to refugees from six non-Muslim religious communities from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and...Read more

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