11 arrested for stone-pelting during anti-CAA protests in northeast Delhi

Eleven persons were arrested for allegedly hurling stones at security personnel during a protest against the amended Citizenship Act in northeast Delhi's Seemapuri on Friday, in which an additional deputy commissioner of police was injured, police said on Saturday.

Additional DCP, Shahdara district, Rohit Rajbir Singh suffered minor injuries in the incident, they said, adding that he was doing fine now.

Earlier, the police had said five "outsiders' from the neighbouring areas of Seemapuri were detained in connection with the incident. Subsequently, they were arrested.

Six more persons were also arrested on charges of rioting, causing damage to public property and using force to deter police personnel from performing their duty