Protests related to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) took a violent turn on Monday in Maujpur and Fafrabad (also spelt as Jaffrabad) areas of Northeast Delhi as pro and anti-CAA protesters clashed with each other for the second consecutive day. A Delhi Police head constable, Ratan Lal in the stonepelting after suffering a head injury, while several police personnel, including DCP, Shahdra , Amit Sharma were injured during the clashes. The number of protesters injured in the clashes remains unknown.

Tension escalated in the area with protesters torching many houses and vehicles in Jaffrabad and Maujpur areas. Violence was also reported from the Chand Bagh and adjoining areas.

On Monday, clashes broke out between two groups: one was protesting in favour of the CAA, while the other was protesting against it. The clashes started around 10am in Maujpur area of Delhi's Northeast district where the two groups began pelting each other with stones.

Soon, the violence escalated and people came out on the road linking Maujpur with Jaffarabad. An elevated stretch of the Delhi Metro runs along this road.

This happened a day after clashes broke out between the two warring groups in nearby Jaffarabad, prompting the Delhi Metro to close entry and exit gates at Maujpur-Babarpur metro station. The area was gripped by tension when a large group of people who have been protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act blocked a road.

Police fired tear gas shells as members of the two groups pelted each other with stones in Maujpur. For security reasons, the entry and exit gates of the Maujpur-Babarpur metro station were closed.

Taking a precautionary measure today morning, the Delhi Metro in a tweet said entry and exit gates at Jaffrabad and Maujpur-Babarpur stations will remain closed and trains won't halt at these stations.

Today's protest and violence is confined to Shahdra area of Delhi's Northeast district. While the protest is reported to have begun in Maujpur around 10am, by 5pm violence and arson was also reported from adjoining areas of Jaffarabad, Bhajanpura and Karawal Nagar.

The stonepelting that started in Maujpur around 10am continued throughout the day intermittently. Many police personnel, including a DCP-rank officer, were injured in it, while a head constable died after a stone hit him on his head.

These clashes were reported not just from Maujpur, but also adjoining localities of Karawal Nagar, Jaffarabad, Bhajanpura, Kabir Nagar, Karampura, Dayalpur and Chand Bagh.

Around 1pm, a man wearing a red T-shirt was seen brandishing a country-made pistol during the clashes that were taking place on the road connecting Maujpur with Jaffarabad. A policeman tried to stop him from firing but he pushed him aside and fired eight rounds. Fortunately no one was injured. However, he managed to escape into the crow, giving the cops a miss.

In a statement on the violence in and around Maujpur and Jaffarabad, the Delhi Police said some incidents of violence and arson were reported in areas of North East district, particularly in Maujpur, Kardampuri, Chand Bagh and Dayalpu.

"It is appealed to the people of Delhi, and particularly to the Northeast district, to maintain peace and harmony and not to believe in any rumours. It is also appealed to the media not to circulate any disturbing pictures which may further aggravate the situation," the statement read.

It said the Delhi Police is "making every effort to restore normalcy". "Section 144 has been imposed in the affected areas of North East district and strict action will be taken against miscreants and anti-social elements."