The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday transferred southeast DCP Chinmoy Biswal citing "ongoing situation" days after the firing incidents at Shaheen Bagh and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI). Chinmoy Biswal would now report to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

The poll body directed Additional DCP (southeast) Kumar Gyanesh to take charge of the area.

In a statement, the election commission said, "Chinmoy Biswal IPS (2008), DCP (South-East) stands relieved from his present post with immediate effect and shall report to MHA. In view of ongoing situation, Commission directs Kumar Gyanesh, DANIPS (1997) shall take charge as DCP (South-East) immediately."

"The Ministry of Home Affairs/Delhi Commissioner of Police may however immediately send a panel of three names to the EC for posting a suitable officer as the regular DCP (South-East)" the EC said.

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Chinmoy Biswal's transfer order by the poll body has come a few days after a man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters, injuring a Jamia Millia Islamia student before walking away while waving the firearm above his head and shouting "Yeh lo aazadi" amid heavy police presence in the area.

The man, who identified himself as "Rambhakt Gopal", was subsequently overpowered by police and detained. He was taken into custody and interrogated. The gunman, a minor, also went live on Facebook before brandishing the gun at the Jamia protesters.

Before the attack, the man had also put out messages on Facebook stating "Shaheen Bhag Khel Khatam [The Shaheen Bagh game is over]".

Another message stated, "Please wrap me in saffron in my last journey with slogans of Jai Shri Ram". His Facebook profile was deleted after screenshots of his posts were circulated widely on social media platforms.

Two days later, a gunman fired opened fire at the Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protest site where hundreds are sitting on an indefinite protest. He was immediately taken into custody. No one was injured in the incident which occurred at around 4:53 pm on Saturday.

On Sunday morning, a large group of locals and protesters gathered around the Shaheen Bagh sit-in protest site demanding the protesters to vacate the jammed road. The protesters also raised slogans of Vande Mataram and the provocative "desh ke gaddaron ko, goli maaro s****n ko".