The police have urged people to maintain calm and not lend ear to rumors.
"Some incidents of violence and arson have been reported in the areas of northeast district, particularly in the areas of Maujpur, Kardampuri, Chand Bagh and Dayalpur. It is appealed to the people of Delhi and particularly to the North East District to maintain peace and harmony," reads a statement put out by police in Delhi.
"People should not believe in false rumors. It is also appealed to the media not to circulate any disturbing pictures which may further aggravate the situation."
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) closed the entry and exit gates of Jaffrabad and Maujpur-Babarpur stations following the violence. Trains will not be halting at these stations.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have appealed for calm and urged the protesters to exercise restraint.
Protests against the controversial new citizenship law erupted on Dec. 11 last year, the day India's upper house of parliament passed the law. Since then there has been no let-up in the protests.
The law aims at granting citizenship to illegal immigrants belonging to six religions - Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Parsi and Christianity - from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan. However, it has kept out Muslim immigrants from applying for citizenship.
Opposition parties and civil society members in India criticize the law as contrary to secular principles enshrined in India's constitution as it excludes Muslims.
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