A student of Jamia Millia Islamia was injured after an unidentified man opened fire at the anti-CAA march conducted by Jamia Coordination Committee. The attacker was apprehended by the police and the victim was admitted to a hospital.
According to witnesses, an unidentified man was seen raising religious slogans before he opened fire with a countrymade pistol at the anti-CAA rally.
"He was shouting 'deta hu tumhe azadi' ('I will give you freedom') and opposed our march. He later shouted 'Jai Shri Ram' and opened fire," a protestor said.
According to an official, the bullet hit a Journalism student of Jamia, identified as Shadab, in the arm.
He was taken to a nearby private hospital. The identity of the accused has not been made public.
A Reuters photograph showed the man, dressed in a black jacket and brandishing a single-barrel weapon, standing meters away from dozens of policemen deployed outside the university, where protesters had gathered for a march.
An unidentified man brandishes a gun during a protest against a new citizenship law outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui#BREAKING – Man fires at protesters at Jamia rally.
If you want to stay in India, you will have to say ‘Vande Mataram’: Gun-wielding man in Jamia Nagar.@sagargupta281 and @Nitisha_Kashyap with details pic.twitter.com/d2cT9aYaSV— News18 (@CNNnews18) January 30, 2020
First Published: Jan 30, 2020 2:48 PM IST
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