Jamia firing: Protesters detained; Oppn likely to protest in parliament

The attacker who may be a minor, was immediately detained after the incident

A man opened fire at a group of protesters near Jamia Millia Islamia injuring Shadab Farooq, a mass communication student, on Thursday afternoon and shouted “Yeh lo azaadi”, triggering panic in the city’s Jamia area. The injured student who was seen bleeding from his left hand, was taken to AIIMS.

The man, who may be a minor, was immediately detained after the incident. There was heavy police and media presence when the incident took place. The Delhi Police said that the Jamia firing incident happened in a matter of seconds and by the time police could react, the man, who has been arrested, had fired his country-made pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters.

The statement came after Delhi Police faced flak from Jamia Millia Islamia students and the AAP alleged that the force’s personnel were “mute spectators”. “The investigation is on. The case has been transferred to the Crime Branch. We are also probing whether he is a juvenile or not,” said Special Commissioner of Police (Intelligence) Praveer Ranjan
Joint Commissioner of Police (southern range) Devesh Srivastava said based on the statement of the victim, a case of attempt to murder has been registered.

Before the attack, the man also put out messages on Facebook stating “Shaheen Bhag Khel Khatam” (Run Shaheen, the game is over). Another message stated, “Please wrap me in saffron in my last journey with slogans of Jai Shri Ram”. His Facebook profile was deleted after screenshots of his posts were circulated widely on social media platforms.