Uneasy calm prevails in Aligarh after violence

ALIGARH: An uneasy calm has prevailed in Aligarh following the clashes and arson that took place in the town two days ago. Agra zone additional director general of police (ADGP) Ajay Anand said that no fresh incident of violence have been reported and the situation was returning to normal.
Though a number of shops remained shut on Monday, the district officials have persuaded owners to open their shops on Tuesday.
On Sunday, over a dozen people had to be hospitalized following incidents of stone pelting between groups of protesters and clashes with police.
Two policemen were among those injured.
The ADGP said Mohamad Tariq Munawwar ,22, who suffered gunshot injuries on Sunday, was now stable after emergency surgery and has been shifted to the ICU at the Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital's trauma centre.
"If necessary, we will shift him to AIIMS, New Delhi. Currently, doctors are satisfied with his progress," he said.
He further said the police were in the process of identifying those involved in Sunday's violence.
"We are also initiating confidence-building measures with the help of community leaders to restore normalcy in all affected areas," he added. District magistrate Chandra Bhushan Singh warned that any attempt to spread rumours would be dealt with strongly and the stringent National Security Act invoked. Internet services that were suspended on Sunday were yet to be restored in some areas.
Trouble began on Sunday evening in the Upper Kot locality when police tried to remove women squatting on the Mohamed Ali Road near the Kotwali police station in an anti-CAA protest.