Meerut: Police have announced a bounty of Rs 20,000 each on three persons who are accused of firing on police during the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act on December 20.
"Three people are accused of firing on police during the protest. They have been identified on the basis of video footages. Bounty of Rs 20,000 is declared on their head," said SSP Meerut, Ajay Sahani.
"On the basis of photographs and videos of the incident that took place on December 20, many people have been identified and names of 50-60 people are included in the investigation. We are getting the Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) issued against them from Court and their properties are being mortgaged.
Protests against the CAA turned violent in several parts of Uttar Pradesh with incidences of vandalism and arson by the protesters.
