Mangaluru, Dec 30: Police have arrested 12 people in connection with the December 19 violence that broke out in the city when protesters against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizenship (NRC) were Lathi-charged and fired at by police personnel.
The arrested people have been identified as Mohammed Azhar (22), from Manjanady, Tanzeel (20) of Thokkottu, Aryan (30), of BC Road, Nazeem (24), Bantwal, Asif (21), of Udupi, Anwar Hussain (23), of Bajpe, Mohammed Iqbal (27), of Adyar Kannuru, Abdul Hafeez (20), of Panji Mogaru, Mohammad Fayaz (27), of Kavoor, Nasiruddin (32), of Kunjatbail, Mohammed Farooque (32), of Adyar Kannuru, Kalandar Basha (30), of Kavoor.
According to the police sources, the arrested people were identified using various video footages, CCTV footages and images. Eight people were arrested on December 19 evening, while the other four were arrested recently, police sources added.
Two people had died in the violence.
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