This article has been edited and the video has been removed to exclude personal details related to the shooter since, according to news reports, he is a minor. Scroll.in was not able to confirm this independently.
An armed man shot at peaceful protestors near New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University on Friday afternoon. One student was injured in the firing.
In videos of the incident that have been circulated on social media, contingents of Delhi Police are seen merely watching as the shooter points a gun at the protestors and eventually fires. An officer then walks up casually to the armed assailant and escorts him to a police van with his arm around his shoulder.
According to eyewitnesses, the shooter shouted slogans like “Delhi Police zindabad” while brandishing his gun.
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