Around 200 women, who had gathered to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh city, were lathicharged and tear-gassed by the police in the early hours of Wednesday. Reports said that around 300-400 people, most of whom were women, had reportedly gathered at Maulana Johar Ali Park in Azamgarh's Bilariyaganj area before the police clampdown.