On hearing victims’ testimonies and the fact-finding teams’ reports, a jury formed by the People’s Tribunal on State Action in UP said it was “deeply worried and dismayed” at the behaviour of Uttar Pradesh police when it came to dealing with protesters demonstrating against the CAA.
“It is convinced that the entire state machinery, led from the top, acted with grave prejudice and perpetrated violence targeting one particular community, the state’s Muslim population, and the social activists leading the movement,” a statement from the jury said.