Woman dies at anti-CAA protest in Kolkata
The 57-year-old woman was among 60 women protesting at the venue
File photo of a women’s rally against the new citizenship law in Kolkata, India, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. (AP)
KOLKATA: A woman died Sunday after falling ill at a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act at the Park Circus Maidan here, police said.
Samida Khatun, 57, fell unconscious at the protest and was taken to a nearby hospital, where she passed away.
Around 60 women have been staging protests against the CAA and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Park Circus Maidan.
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