NEW DELHI
In view of the proposed peace march to Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary police has put up barricade on the main road near Holy Family Hospital to stop the marchers.
Suddenly an outsider appeared on the road between the peaceful marchers and the police personnel deployed there. He brandished a gun in his hand and fired a shot which hit Shadab Farooq, a student of 2nd Semester of MA, Mass Communication,JMI.
The shooter has been apprehended by the police and taken into custody.
The injured student who received injury in his hand was first sent to Holy Family Hospital and later to AIIMS Trauma Centre.
The injury which he sustained in gun shot in his hand was operated upon successfully and he is recovering well.
Teachers are present with him at AIIMS and reported that he is feeling better now.
JMI is committed to extend all help including medical assistance to the injured student.
All the safety measures have already been taken to make the campus secure. Students are being appealed to maintain peace.
Injured Shadab Farooq is a student of second semester of MA Mass Communication. Shadab was a member of Jamia’s Drama Club(theatre) during his graduation days.
He is a good singer, great voice over artist and a budding photographer.A very helpful person for his friends and faculty.
Message from the Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia
My dear students of Jamia Millia Islamia,
I am deeply aggrieved by today’s heartless incident in which one of our students, Shadab Farooq (M.A. Mass Communication) was shot by a miscreant. I am proud to say that you are committed to the ideals of the Indian Constitution and Gandhian principles of non-violence. Your wise avoidance of retaliation, as always, bears testimony to this fact. I have been reported that you were peacefully asserting your rights to protest on the road near Jamia boundary, while a huge police force was deployed near holy family hospital.
All of sudden a miscreant emerged from nowhere brandishing his pistol amid his provoking slogans. Sadly enough, he opened indiscriminate fire on you, injuring Shadab Farooq. I, along with Jamia fraternity, condemn this murderous and brutal act. I also condemn the silence of the police who stood just at a stone’s throw from the miscreant. It speaks volumes about them.
We, Jamia fraternity, stand with Shadab Farooq and his family. If the miscreant had been nabbed by the police on time, this deplorable incident could have been averted. I am proud of you, my dear students, for you acted very sensibly and resisted the natural urge of reaction and retaliation. Your wise act on the day of the martyrdom of Gandhiji is a great and reverent homage to him and to his stupendous moral courage.
We wish Shadab Farooq a speedy recovery. We must also express our sincere thanks to Almighty that Shadab Farooq is safe.
Professor Najma Akhtar
Vice Chancellor
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia VC visits hospital, gives solace to injured Shadab