Delhi Police statement on Jamia firing incident

Delhi Police statement on Jamia firing incident:





"There was a public call for joining a long march from Jamia Millia Islamia Gate No. 17 to Rajghat, today. It was widely circulated on social media for maximum mobilization. There was no permission for such a march but sufficient police arrangements had been made to handle the same.

At around 1.30pm, while the gathering was moving, one person suddenly came out of it brandishing a small firearm like object and within a split second, before anyone could assess or react to what he was doing, the man suddenly fired towards the marching students.Since the permission for march was not granted, heavy police pickets with barricades were set up at Sukhdev Vihar and Holy Family Hospital to contain the march. The police staff immediately rushed towards the person and overpowered him. As the barricades were tied with each other to deal with the proposed march, the injured was immediately taken to the nearest hospital i.e. Holy Family by lifting him from behind the barricades in order to save precious time. DCP/South-East also reached the hospital in no time, to ensure that proper medical treatment was extended to the injured, who has been identified as Mr. Shadaab Farooque, a student of Jamia University. A case u/s 307 IPC & 25/27 Arms Act has been registered at PS New Friends Colony.Special Commissioners of Police Sh. Satish Golchha and Sh. Praveer Ranjan have visited AIIMS Trauma Centre where the injured has now been shifted. The officers assured the victim of all possible help in treatment and recovery. Pellet has been removed from the left arm of the injured. As per doctor, his condition is stated to be stable.The case has been transferred to Crime Branch for further investigation."