"Announcements were made in the locality since two-three days asking us to mobilise people to protest against the NRC. We were asked to gather on Tuesday," said a protestor speaking to India Today.
The Chinese government has now begun to strip off all Islamic symbols, expressions, especially in the North-west of the country where most residents are ardent Muslims.
The high alert comes after a suspected member of Jamat-ul Mujahideen, a Bangladesh-based terror outfit, was arrested from Doddaballapur where he was taking shelter at a local mosque in June.