The family of a man killed during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Bijnor has now filed a complaint against six policemen alleging that they shot him during the ongoing unrest in Uttar Pradesh.

On December 20, violence erupted in Bijnor's Nahtaur village which left two dead. In a confrontation between police and protesters during the anti-CAA protests, 21-year-old Anas and 20-year-old Suleiman were allegedly hit by bullets fired by UP Police. The two were taken to a local hospital where Anas was declared dead on arrival and Suleiman succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.

Later, the Uttar Pradesh Police admitted that their bullets killed only Anas and not Suleiman. Now, Suleiman's family has filed a complaint against six policemen alleging that he was shot by police bullets during CAA protest in Uttar Pradesh.

According to the complaint, Suleiman's family alleged that he was returning home from Friday prayers when he was accosted by SHO Rajesh Solanki, Bijnor in-charge Aashish Tomar as well as some constables.

The family claims that the policemen dragged Suleiman to a lane where a constable, identified as Mohit, shot Suleiman at the behest of other police officers.

The complaint also claims that the incident was witnessed by many people in the area but are afraid to speak up against UP Police.

Suleiman's family has also claimed that the police left him to die in the lane and when the family took him to a local hospital, he was declared dead. After this, the police took the corpse for a post-mortem report and then handed over the body to the family on December 21.

UP Police allegedly did not allow the family to bury Suleiman's body in his native village -- Nahtaur.

Suleiman, 20, was preparing for his civil services entrance exam. His family claims he had nothing to do with the protests.

Bijnor was among the Uttar Pradesh districts where violence broke out on December 20 over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Om Prakash Singh on Friday admitted that only one person has died in the police firing in the state.

Bijnor was one of the districts in Uttar Pradesh affected by violence during a demonstration against CAA where protesters and the security forces clashed, resulting in the death of one person.

Uttar Pradesh DGP OP Singh also said the 19 people who have lost their lives during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Uttar Pradesh, that turned violent, could have died by the illegal weapons they were carrying.

Uttar Pradesh is on the edge especially after the protests and the police action that was seen in the past few days.

Confirming 19 deaths in the CAA stir, UP DGP added, "We have confirmed that there was one incident in Bijnor where a constable fired upon a group of agitators in a right to private defence. He was fired upon by one of the agitators. He got shot in his stomach. Then he fired back in self-defence. Apart from that, 19 people have died. Till then, we had not ordered any firing."

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) will probe cases of violence during the recent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state.