Citizenship Law Protests: Delhi To Bengaluru - Major Trouble Spots You Need To Know

Policemen in Karnataka's Mangaluru fired teargas shells and baton charged over 100 anti-CAA protesters who turned violent and set a few motor bikes on fire.

Police clash with protesters during demonstrations against India's new citizenship law in Lucknow on December 19, 2019. PIC/AFP.

CAA Protests: Violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) broke out in several parts of the country keeping the security personnel on their toes. While in Delhi the protests did not take a violent turn, UP capital - Lucknow was engulfed in a riot-like situation all through the afternoon. As the situation remains tense in major cities of the country, here are some of the major trouble spots that remained in headlines throughout Thursday. DELHI: Red Fort - Scores of protestors were dragged into buses by police in a bid to clear the area where Section 144 of the CrPC was imposed which restricts gathering of more than four people. Swaraj Abhiyan President Yogendra Yadav and student leader Umar Khalid among those detained. Mandi House - Left leaders, including Sitaram Yechury, D Raja, Nilotpal Basu and Brinda Karat, detained. Jantar Mantar - Hundreds of flag-waving students and activists converged after protesters were evicted from Mandi House and Red Fort. UTTAR PRADESH: Lucknow - Protesters pelted stones and torched vehicles parked outside a police post. Police fire teargas shells to control situation in Madeyganj area. About 20 people have been taken into custody. Sambhal - A public bus was set ablaze and another damaged. Some protesters pelted stones at a police station. Internet services suspended. BIHAR: Patna - Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) workers vandalised buses and cars, burnt tyres on roads to obstruct movement of vehicles and squatted on railway tracks. Activists belonging to pro-Left student bodies such as AISF and AISA stormed the Rajendra Nagar Terminus and squatted on tracks disrupting movement of trains for about half an hour. Jehanabad - CPI(ML) activists staged a roadblock on Kako More, disrupting traffic on national highways NH 110 and 83. KARNATAKA: Bengaluru - Scores of people, including writer and historian Ramachandra Guha, were detained. Mangaluru -- Protests turned violent with demonstrators hurling stones at police personnel leading to lathicharge. TELANGANA: Hyderabad - Scores of protesters, including students, were taken into preventive custody. WEST BENGAL: Kolkata - Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressed a rally in Kolkata's Rani Rashmoni Avenue. Left parties organised a march from Ramlila Maidan to Park Circus. GUJARAT: Ahmedabad - Police baton-charged some people who gathered in Sardar Baug area. MAHARASHTRA: Mumbai - Political party workers and students demonstrated at the historic August Kranti Maidan. Similar protests were organised in Nagpur and Pune. (With additional information from PTI)