Teen sent to 14-day protective custody for Jamia shooting

A day after
a youth fired a pistol at a group of agitators, students of Jamia Millia
Islamia on Friday gathered outside the gate of the varsity to stage a peaceful
protest against the amended Citizenship Act.

Condemning
the attack on students, the protesters said they were shocked when they saw the
man emerge from the crowd and open fire in full public view amidst heavy police
presence.

The shooter
has been sent to 14-day protective custody and the police has urged Juvenile
Justice Board to form a medical panel to conduct a bone ossification test of
the shooter to ascertain his age.

The accused
was presented before the Board on Friday afternoon afternoon, DCP (Crime)
Rajesh Deo said. On Thursday, the accused fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA
protesters, injuring Jamia student Shadab Farooq, before walking away while
waving the firearm above his head and shouting “Yeh lo aazadi” amid heavy
police presence.  The Crime Branch is
probing the case.

The accused
told interrogators of Delhi Police that over the past two years he started
reading incendiary posts on social media. 
He said that every day he would listen to speeches online and share
offensive posts.

Sources in
Delhi police said that the accused has denied having any connection or links
with any organisation.