Did Delhi Police Ask for a Temporary Jail for Anti-CAA Protesters?

  • According to sources, the Delhi police have applied for permission to build a temporary jail in a stadium in the northwest of the city for the anti-CAA protesters.
  • In a letter dated 29th January in which the police said that "some protesters may deliberately adopt unconstitutional or violent ways" that could lead to law and order problems.
  • Later the police clarified that the request was made at a time when anti-CAA protesters had planned a human chain from Jamia Millia Islamia to Rajghat and therefore the letter had no validity now. 
  • "During the last few days no letter has been written for a temporary jail," a police statement said.
  • Earlier the sources said that this letter had been forwarded to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's office, which would issue the final notification.
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