Citizenship Amendment Act: Delhi police in 'shooting' row as protests spread
Others - particularly in border states - fear being"overrun" by new arrivals from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.During clashes at the Jamia Millia Islamia University on Sunday, there were reports of at least three people being shot by police., according to local media - something denied by police.
The BBC has seen the medical report of a third person - who said he was a passer-by, not a protester - who thought he had been shot in his thigh. The report confirmed only that a"foreign object" had been removed under sedation. The injured man told the BBC he saw police shoot at him with a pistol or revolver.During the protests, vehicles were set on fire and tear gas was fired.Protests are taking place all over India
The university's vice-chancellor Najma Akhtar said that 200 people were injured. But police put the number at 39 students hurt, with 30 officers also injured - one of them critically.At least six people have died since the protests began in the north-eastern state of Assam on Thursday.Students and activists hold placards during a protest in BangaloreFootage from the northern city of Lucknow on Monday showed students throwing stones at security forces, who threw the stones back.
"I want to unequivocally assure my fellow Indians that CAA [the law] does not affect any citizen of India of any religion," he added.