Three men have died as protests against India's contentious citizenship laws are continuing to consume major cities.
At least three people are dead after police opened fire at a demonstration, an official said on Thursday night, as fresh protests erupted across India againstTwo men, aged 23 and 49,"died in police firing during the protests", Qadir Shah, a spokesman for the deputy commissioner of the southern city of Mangalore, said.
The protests were sparked by a new law easing citizenship rules for people fleeing persecution from three neighbouring countries but not Muslims, stoking accusations at home and abroad that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to reshape India as a Hindu nation, which he denies. In Mr Modi's home state of Gujarat, police said they baton-charged demonstrators and arrested 50 people.
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