Two youth killed in police firing in UP, admits senior officer

While the UP DGP OP Singh maintains that 'not a single bullet was fired' during the unrest, the Bijnor police for the first time has admitted having opened fire in self-defence during the protests.

Bijnor was among the Uttar Pradesh districts where violence broke out on Friday over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Bijnor Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Tyagi told India Today TV, "On 20th [December], the weapon of a policeman Mohit was snatched by the hooligans and he was attacked. In self-defence, he fired and the bullet hit Suleiman. His friends took the body and he was later declared dead."