Insta
Attempt To Defy Sec 144 In Bengaluru: Protesters Including Ramachandra Guha Detained By Police
Swarajya Staff
Dec 19, 2019, 12:21 PM | Updated 12:21 PM IST
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Historian Ramachandra Guha was among those detained by Bengaluru police on Thursday (19 December) after he and others were openly seen defying Section 144 imposed in the city.
He was protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) along with fellow protesters.
Karnataka: Police has detained historian Ramachandra Guha during protest at Town Hall in Bengaluru. (file pic) #CitizenshipAct pic.twitter.com/iW7HkllXc3
— ANI (@ANI) December 19, 2019
In a video shared on social media, Guha can be seen protesting against his imminent detention and later also resisted the cops who tried to take him away.
Section 144 was imposed in the city from Wednesday (18 December) and all permissions provided for anti-CAA protests were cancelled.
.@Ram_Guha arretsed by @BlrCityPolice at townhall #CAAProtest pic.twitter.com/XTcbMhSuUa
— Imran Khan (@keypadguerilla) December 19, 2019
Incidentally, besides Guha, Yogendra Yadav too has been detained by the cops. He was protesting against CAA in Delhi.
It has been reported that the NSUI (student wing of the Congress) is instrumental in organising nationwide anti-CAA protests.
Get Swarajya in your inbox.
Magazine
