Man with gun fires at anti-CAA protests outside Jamia Millia University, one student injured
New Delhi/IBNS: One student was injured after a man carrying a gun opened fire at an anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests outside Delhi's Jamia Millia University on Thursday, media reports said.
In a dramatic scene which took place just before 2 pm, a man was seen brandishing his gun and pointing towards the protestors while walking backside.
In a video which shows the entire scene, the man was heard saying, "Yeh lo azaadi. Delhi Police zindabaad. Hindustan zindabaad."
#Jamia @ 1:50 PM | 30th January
— CAA / NRC Protest Info. (@NrcProtest) January 30, 2020
A man with gun was walking shouting he is gonna shoot and the police did nothing, he shot towards us,
A Student has been shot on the hand and is being taken to hospital. pic.twitter.com/WkTYuhwEID
The injured student was rushed to a hospital.
The shooter, identified as Rambhakt Gopal from his Facebook profile, has been arrested.
Gopal was brandishing his gun openly, and his action was preplanned, claimed media reports.
The attacker's Facebook profile shows he was live on the social networking site before firing at the protestors.
The incident took place while the students were marching towards Rajghat.
#Jamia
— CAA / NRC Protest Info. (@NrcProtest) January 30, 2020
A miscreant flashed a gun chanting pro CAA slogans and fired a shot injuring a Jamia student at protest site in Jamia. pic.twitter.com/uitBhGWX5J
Following the incident, police barricaded the entire spot and stopped the march.
However, the protestors said they won't budge down as they will carry on with the march and form a human chain at India Gate at 5 pm instead of previously fixed time 3:30 pm.
The plan to form a human chain in Delhi is on—except instead of 3:30, we will gather at 5PM at Delhi Gate. We will form a human chain, sing the national anthem at 5.17pm and disperse. Let the Delhi Police do what they wish. If they attempt to detain/arrest us we will not resist.
— We The People of India (@ThePeopleOfIN) January 30, 2020
(Image Credit: Screenshot grab)
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