Delhi Police on Friday morning appealed to protesters mostly students, who had gathered at police headquarters to voice their anguish on the Jamia firing incident, to evacuate the place as commuters were facing trouble. 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.
However, the protesters refused to vacate the area following which they were detained.
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
During the day, 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
The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has been handed over the probe into the incident. According to sources, the decision was taken after Union Home Minister Amit Shah intervened and spoke with Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik. "I talked to Delhi Police Commissioner over Delhi firing incident and directed him to take strict action," Shah tweeted.
An FIR under the Arms Act and a case of attempt to murder have been registered against the youth.
(With inputs from IANS)
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