Jamia Student Injured As Man Fires At Anti-CAA March, Students Stage Massive Protest- As It Happened

A protest outside the Jamia Millia Islamia that began soon after a man opened fire at a group of anti-CAA agitators was called off after police released four detained protesters, police and university officials said Thursday. Joint Commissioner of Police DC Srivastava said all detained students have been released. Thousands of people and police personnel faced off against each other near the university after a man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters, injuring a student. 

The man, reported to have been a minor, fired at the protesters while waving the firearm above his head and shouting 'Yeh lo aazadi' amid heavy police presence in the area, witnesses said. The man was subsequently overpowered by police and taken into custody. The entire drama, which triggered panic in the area, was captured by television cameras that showed the man walking away on an empty road barricaded by police, turning around and shouting at the protesters in Hindi, 'Here, take your freedom'.

Shadab Farooq, a mass communication student, was injured in his left hand and taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre.

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The students had planned to march towards Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his death anniversary, but they were stopped near Holy Family hospital and police did not allow them move ahead. Students squatted in the area, asking the police to go back. As they raised slogans of "Go back, go back", police officials asked them to maintain peace and conduct their protest peacefully.

Chinmay Biswal, DCP (southeast), said the students wanted to take out a march from Jamia to Rajghat but were denied permission.

"They were being repeatedly told that the protest should be carried out peacefully. We had barricaded the road just before the Holy Family hospital. Meanwhile, a person was seen in the crowd who waved something which appeared to be a weapon."

"We have detained him and are interrogating him. One person has also been injured," Biswal said.

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