The curfew imposed in Guwahati and parts of Dibrugarh district following protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was relaxed on December 15, police said.

Curfew was relaxed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Guwahati, Dibrugarh west, Naharkatia, Tenughat and some other places in the district, officials said.

Long queues were seen outside shops at several places, including Dispur, Uzan Bazar, Chandmari, Silpukhuri and Zoo Road in Guwahati town. Auto-rickshaws and cycle-rickshaws were plying across the city.

Although On Sunday, Bengal’s Nadia, Bardhaman, Birbhum, North 24 Parganas and Howrah districts witnessed violence on arterial roads and market areas.

In Amdanga and Kalyani areas of North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts respectively, agitators blocked various thoroughfares, set fire to wooden logs on the streets. Shops were ransacked and tyres burnt in parts of North 24 Parganas.