Civil and social activists narrated accounts of violence and police brutality in Uttar Pradesh, following the widespread anti-CAA protests in the state since December. The accounts were recalled at two gatherings held by the Maharashtra Unit of the PUCL and NAPM to reveal the situation in UP for more than a month since Section 144 was imposed.

More than 60 people were arrested in the wake of the widespread anti-CAA protests in the state since December. At least 23 people have lost their lives in the course of these protests.