AGENCIES / NEW DELHI
Delhi Police detained people who were protesting over yesterday’s Jamia Shooting, outside police headquarters in Delhi’s ITO. More than 60 protesters mostly students are still gathered at Delhi Police Headquarters to voice their anguish after a student was injured in a firing incident in Jamia Millia Islamia during an anti-CAA agitation.
Students who took to police headquarters at the ITO on Thursday night alleged that cops were hand in glove with the Centre adding that the police were “mere spectators” when the assailant opened fire on the protesters near Jamia.
Meanwhile, in a traffic advisory issued by Delhi Police, traffic movement is closed from A-Point towards PHQ-Vikas Marg due to the demonstrations by students at old PHQ building.
Firing near Jamia Millia Islamia
Yesterday, a youth opened fire with a country-made. 315 bore pistol just when Jamia students were about to start a march protesting the new citizenship law from Jamia Millia Islamia to Rajghat. It left a journalism student, Shadab, with injuries on the arm. The policemen, who were watching the march passively, overpowered the assailant.
Say Vande Mataram if you want to live in India: Man before opening fire
Before opening fire, the assailant had shouted, “If you people want to stay in India then you will have to say ‘Vande Mataram’.” He also shouted ‘Deta hu tumhe azadi’ (Let me give you freedom). He then shouted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and opened fire, said a protester.
Delhi Crime Branch takes over probe.