A man shot at anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protestors near Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University on Thursday afternoon, leaving a student injured. The man was arrested, while the injured student was taken to hospital.
A video of the incident showed the gunman waving his pistol while walking backwards, with police personnel seen in the background. He shouted at the demonstrators: “Ye lo azaadi [here’s your freedom].” The man was taken into custody and is being interrogated.
Here are some pictures of the incident:
Corrections and Clarifications: This article has been edited to remove personal details related to the shooter since, according to news reports, he is a minor. Scroll.in was not able to confirm this independently. His face has been blurred in photographs.
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