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Two deaths occurred in Mangaluru and one in Lucknow, according to hospital officials. Two of the dead protesters - one in Mangaluru and one in Lucknow - had been shot, they said.
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In #Mangaluru, stone-pelting mobs ignoring a temporary ban on public gatherings were repelled by police, a government official said.
A Reuters witness said police fired shots in the air in at least three areas and unleashed tear gas to scatter protesters.
In Lucknow, three protesters were hospitalised with gunshot wounds and one later died, an official at King George Medical University said.
Angry mobs in Lucknow set fire to dozens of motorcycles and cars, four media broadcast vans and three buses, police said.
In Mumbai, more than 5,000 protesters gathered on Thursday evening, forcing the police to impose traffic restrictions.
Haroon Patel, an Indian citizen who lives in London, called the new law the first step towards dictatorship, adding: “We have to save the country.”
Supporters of the bill held a counter-demonstration in Gujarat, Modi’s home state in western India.
“The fault lines are defined - either one supports the law or stands against (it)...Indians have to decide and protest,” said Rupak Doshi, who organised it in Ahmadabad.
To end, sharing this slideshow by the fantastic @reuterspictures team India, featuring @dansiddiqui @adnanabidi @anu_fadnavis @Francispix and others who have been out there every day, making amazing pictures.
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