New Delhi: The Delhi Police has registered an FIR in connection with the shooting incident that took place near Jamia Millia Islamia University on Sunday night. Police has not found any bullet shells from the site of the firing.
ACP Jagdish Yadav said, "Statements have been recorded. On their basis, FIR has been registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 307/34 and Section 27 of the Arms Act."
He said that a team will go to the spot and collect the CCTV footage from gate number five and seven.
"Further details which will come out will be included in the FIR. Action will be taken," the ACP said.
A statement was made by an eyewitness in the FIR saying, "On Sunday, at around 11.30pm, at gate number seven, two people in a two-wheeler were approaching towards the Jamia University. The person on the pillion seat stood up and shot a bullet. They later escaped towards Holy Family Hospital."
The firing incident was reported near gate number five at the university following which people including some students of the varsity gathered outside the Jamia Nagar police station.
They returned from the Jamia Nagar police station after their complaint was registered.
Earlier story:
A shooting took place near gate number five of Jamia Millia Islamia University on Sunday night.
According to Jamia Coordination Committee, the two unidentified people opened fire. One was wearing a red coloured jacket and riding a red scooter.
People including some students of Jamia Millia Islamia University gathered outside the Jamia Nagar police station following the shooting.
The students returned from the Jamia Nagar police station after their complaint was registered.
People also gathered in protest outside the university following the firing by two scooter-borne unidentified people. The protestors chanted slogans against Delhi Police.
The Station House Officer (SHO) is present at the spot. An investigation is underway.
According to Jamia Coordination Committee, the firing was done by two unidentified persons. One of them was wearing a red-coloured jacket and driving a red colour scooty.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
This is the third firing incident in the national capital in the last few days.
On January 30, a juvenile brandished a country-made pistol and fired at and injured a Jamia student, Shadab Farooq, who was part of the group that was protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) near the university.
The juvenile has been sent to 14-day protective custody by the Juvenile Justice Board.
On February 1, a man, identified as Kapil Gujjar, fired aerial shots at an anti-CAA protest site in Shaheen Bagh. Gujjar’s weapon has been seized and sent on police remand for two days by a Delhi court.
No injuries were reported in that incident.
