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Man fires at protestors at Jamia, detained

Updated on: 30 January,2020 02:46 PM IST  |  New Delhi
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The man, who is yet to be identified, was overpowered by protesters. A student appeared to have been injured in the incident, which led to panic in the Jamia campus

Man fires at protestors at Jamia, detained

A student (Centre) of the Jamia Millia Islamia University, injured after an unidentified person allegedly opened firing during an anti-CAA protest, is assisted towards a hospital in New Delhi. Picture/ PTI

New Delhi: An armed man was detained on Thursday after he brandished a pistol at Jamia Millia Islamia students demonstrating against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Thursday, police said.


The man, who is yet to be identified, was overpowered by protesters. A student appeared to have been injured in the incident, which led to panic in the Jamia area. There was a heavy police presence and several media crews in place when the incident took place.


The students were heading from Jamia to Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat.


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