The assailant’s face has been blurred as he is a juvenile. (Reuters)
Protest over the firing incident outside Jamia Millia Islamia has ended after nearly seven hours, varsity officials said. A student from Jamia Millia Islamia was injured after a gun-wielding man opened fire during a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the city’s Jamia area on Thursday. The 25-year-old, who was shot in the hand, has been taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre. Protests intensified in the area following the attack with hundreds of agitated people gathering near the university, breaking barricades and clashing with police personnel
In a video, the man brandishing the gun can be heard saying, “Yeh lo azaadi…Hindustan zindabad…Delhi Police zindabad.” Delhi Police personnel were present at the spot when the shooting took place. The man has been detained. Read in Malayalam, Tamil, and Bangla
The injured student has been identified as Shadab Farooq. Hailing from Jammu and Kashmir, the 25-year-old is studying mass communication from the varsity. The students of Jamia were to hold a march to Rajghat on the 72nd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the government will not tolerate such incidents and assured that the culprit will not be spared. After Shah’s tweet, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the home minister to ensure law and order in the national capital.
The assailant’s name has been removed and his picture blurred as he is a juvenile
Delhi: Najma Akhtar, Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) trauma centre to enquire about the health of Shadab Farooq. Farooq is a student of Jamia Millia Islamia and was injured in firing in Jamia area, earlier today.
Jamia V-C Najma Akhtar in a statement said that police just watched as the man brandished a pistol and shot Jamia student. She also said that the incident has "shook our faith in police".
"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," she said.
"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," Jamia Millia Islamia V-C Najma Akhtar said in a statement.
"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," she added.
Protest over firing incident outside Jamia Millia Islamia ends after nearly 7 hours
"They wanted permission to protest at Raj Ghat. We have stopped them here as they do not have any such permission. FIR has been registered against person who opened fire under 307 IPC and Arms Act and further investigation is on," Devesh Shrivastava, Joint Commissioner of Police said.
Thousands of people and police personnel faced off against each other near the Jamia Millia Islamia University on Thursday after a man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters, injuring a student before walking away while waving the firearm over his head shouting "Yeh lo aazadi". As night fell, massive protests broke out with agitated students and others gathering near the university, breaking barricades and clashing with police personnel. Some demonstrators, including a woman, could be seen being forcibly taken away. Many sang the national anthem.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said the Jamia firing incident is the result of BJP ministers and leaders inciting crowds with incendiary slogans and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to answer whether he stands with violence or with non-violence.When provocative speeches are given by BJP leaders, such incidents are possible, she added.
Gandhi also asked the prime minister what kind of Delhi he wanted and whether he stood by anarchy or development."When ministers in the BJP government and leaders provoke people to shoot and give provocative speeches, then such incidents are possible. The prime minister should answer what kind of Delhi he wants to build. Is he standing with violence or non-violence. Is he standing with development or anarchy," she asked in a tweet in Hindi.
Probe into Jamia firing incident entrusted to Special CP, Delhi Police, says Home Minister Amit Shah.
Political leaders have condemned the shooting at Jamia campus by a gun-wielding man. Reacting to the Jamia firing incident, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday asked Home Minister Amit Shah to take care of the "deteriorating" law and order situation in Delhi.
Left parties have alleged the firing at Jamia Nagar on a group of anti-CAA protesters is a fallout of "hate" speeches and inflammatory comments made by Union ministers and BJP leaders during campaigning for the February 8 Delhi assembly polls.