Yogi Adityanath said that most of the wrongdoers were being identified through the CCTV footage and video recordings of the incidents
Muzaffarnagar: A few days back Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath promised to recover losses from those involved in violence during protests against the new citizenship Amendment Act. Around 67 shops in Muzaffarnagar have been sealed as the state government started the exercise to identify agitators involved in the disturbance.
According to the reports the shops belong to those who were involved in violent protests and a spokesperson for the UP government said the shops would be seized if their involvement was confirmed during investigations.
The crackdown by the state administration comes after Adityanath said: “There has been violence and public and private property has been destroyed in various districts in Uttar Pradesh. We will be dealing with them strictly. All properties of those involved in damaging public assets will be seized and auctioned to compensate for the losses.”
Yogi Adityanath said that most of the wrongdoers were being identified through the CCTV footage and video recordings of the incidents.
It is not known yet how the owners of the shops in Muzaffarnagar were identified as wrongdoers by the administration. “The crowd had gathered outside these shops and we are still investigating who is responsible for the violence,” said Abhishek Yadav, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muzaffarnagar.
Muzaffarnagar had observed violence on Friday, along with 12 other districts in the state. Around 10 bikes and several cars were torched and public property vandalized. Thirty people were injured, 12 of them police officers.
Parts of the state are still under prohibitory orders and internet services have been snapped. So far, 879 people have been arrested and the police have filed 131 cases.
In Lucknow and Sambhal, the process of sealing property is yet not started though the district magistrate has set up a four-member committee to complete the process within 30 days.
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