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Anti-Muslim riots in Delhi turn violent following police brutality

Anti-Muslim riots in Delhi turn violent following police brutality

In the wake of months of protesting after the passage of the Citizenship Amendment bill on Dec. 8, 2019, Delhi, the capital of India, saw communal unrest and anti-Muslim riots from Feb. 23 to Feb. 26. The death toll went up to 46 with more than 250 injured. The Delhi Police arrested or detained up to 630 people. The unrest was centered around northeast Muslim-majority neighborhoods in Delhi, such as Mustafabad and Jaffrabad, among others.