Two Dead in Ranchi, Poonch town shut, clashes in Howrah

Restrictions have been imposed in several parts of the country over Friday's protests that erupted against the Prophet Muhammad row as agitators demanded action and arrest of the suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and her former party colleague Naveen Jindal.

The said leaders had made controversial remarks against Prophet Mohammed using derogatory language.

Protests were witnessed in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Ranchi (Jharkhand), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra), Ludhiana (Punjab), Howrah (West Bengal), Hyderabad (Telangana) and Jammu and Kashmir.

Two people were killed and many including security personnel were critically injured as violent protests rocked Ranchi, officials said on Saturday.

Prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC have been clamped in 10 police station areas, including Sukhdev Nagar, Lower Bazar, Daily Market and Hindpidi, to control any further flareups, they said.

Internet has also been suspended in the district, they added. Over two dozen people were injured in the clashes that rocked the state capital on Friday, officials said.

Thirteen of the critically injured people were admitted to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), doctors there said.

Ranchi's Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Surendra Kumar Jha was admitted to the Medica Hospital with head injury, officials said. Besides the head, he also received injuries in other parts of his body on being hit by stones, they said.