Delhi Court Sends Jamia Shooter To 14-Day Protective Custody

A Delhi local court on Friday sent the Jamia shooter to a 14-Day protective custody. The man who fired at anti-CAA protestors near Jamia Millia Islamia was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board. The Board heard the matter around 3 pm. On Thursday, protestors and police personnel faced off against each other near the Jamia Millia Islamia University after the 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".

According to news agency ANI, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police has applied to carry out an ossification test of the Jamia shooter to ascertain his age.

On Thursday, scores of people gathered outside the Delhi Police Headquarters at ITO condemning the attack on a student near the Jamia Millia Islamia. The protestors also included student groups who raised anti-CAA slogans. A man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters in the city’s Jamia Millia Islamia University on Thursday, injuring a student, before calmly walking away while waving the firearm above his head and shouting “Yeh lo aazadi” amid heavy police presence in the area. The man was subsequently overpowered by police and taken into custody.

'Who Paid Jamia Shooter?' Asks Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday questioned who "paid" the Jamia shooter, a day after a man opened fire at a group of anti-CAA protesters in the area. Asked by reporters to comment on the incident as he was entering Parliament, Gandhi said," "Who paid the Jamia shooter?"

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On Thursday, Gandhi had tweeted a quote from Mahatma Gandhi, "I cannot teach you violence, as I do not believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before anyone, even at the cost of your life." Tensions in the Jamia area spiralled 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 above his head and shouting "Yeh lo aazadi" amid heavy police presence.