INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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Updated: Jan 24, 2020 09:45 IST
Lohardaga (Jharkhand) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): A day after violence in Jharkhand's Lohardaga town, curfew has been imposed in
the area, while schools and colleges will remain closed for two days, said Deputy Commissioner Akanksha Ranjan.Violence erupted on Thursday
in Lohardaga town after a march, supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Population Register (NPR), was taken out by members
of Vishva Hindu Parishad during which stone-pelting allegedly took place while it was passing through Amla Toli.Section 144, which prohibits
assembly of more than four people in an area, has been imposed in Lohardaga town."Curfew imposed in Lohardaga
Schools-colleges to remain closed for two days
After this, the decision will be taken as per situation
Extra forces deployed,"Akanksha Ranjan said
