JMI to pay for injured student's treatment: VC

January 30, 2020 23:32

The Jamia Millia Islamia will pay for the treatment of the student who was injured in the Jamia Nagar firing incident on Thursday, vice chancellor Najma Akhtar said.

Tension spiralled in the area on Thursday after a man fired a pistol at a group of anti-Citizenship Act protesters, injuring Shadab Farooq, before walking away while waving the firearm above his head and shouting 'Yeh lo Aazadi' amid heavy police presence in the area.

The mass communication student is admitted at AIIMS.

"Jamia Millia Islamia will pay for the treatment of injured student and reschedule exams for him," Akhtar said.

The VC said students handled the situation tactfully and did not retaliate Akhtar said police personnel just watched as the man brandished the pistol and 'shot our student'.

"The incident has shaken our faith in police," the VC said. -- PTI

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