This is an archive article published on January 9, 2020
Chennai: Anti-CAA protesters detained ‘despite DC’s assurance’, released later
The protesters had gathered at the Valluvar Kottam around 4 pm but were arrested within minutes and taken to the APVP community hall in Nungambakkam.
Written by Janardhan Koushik
Chennai | Updated: January 9, 2020 10:49 PM IST
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The Valluva Kottam has been a regular spot for protestors. (File photo)
As many as 17 people were taken into preventive custody by police in Chennai Thursday for carrying out a protest against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the violence that took place in Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi on Sunday. The detainees were let go after a few hours.
The protesters had gathered at the Valluvar Kottam around 4 pm, but were arrested within minutes and taken to the APVP community hall in Nungambakkam.
Earlier, on January 6, the Triplican Deputy Commissioner (DC), G Dharamarajan, had given assurance for the protest. He had said that the protestors can “trust him” and there is no problem in protesting after 3 pm.
In a video posted on Twitter, one of the protesters is seen asking the police officer why they were being held despite the promise made by the DC a few days ago. In reply, the police officer is purportedly heard saying that he is the local AC and he will arrest them if they continue with the protest.
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A crowd gathered at the community hall where the protestors were detained to demand their release. A human chain was also formed, causing a scuffle between the protestors and the police, as the latter said it was causing hindrance to public peace.
Janardhan Koushik is Deputy Copy Editor of indianexpress.com. He is a New Media journalist with over five years of reporting experience in the industry. He has a keen interest in politics, sports, films, and other civic issues.
Janardhan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication from SRM Arts and Science College and a PG Diploma in New Media from Asian College of Journalism, one of the top ranked journalism schools in India.
He started his career with India Today group as a sub-editor as part of the sports team in 2016. He has also a wide experience as a script-writer having worked for short-films, pilot films as well as a radio jockey cum show producer while contributing for an online Tamil FM.
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