Man open fires at Shaheen Bagh protesters

February 01, 2020 17:24

A man has been detained for firing at the protesters at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi.

No one was injured in the incident.

Delhi DCP Chinmay Biswal commenting on the incident said, "The man had resorted to aerial firing. Police immediately overpowered and caught him."

The incident comes after a man fired at anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters in Jamia Nagar on Thursday.

According to witnesses, the man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters in Jamia Nagar, injuring a student, before walking away while waving the firearm above his head and shouting 'Yeh lo Aazadi' amid heavy police presence in the area.

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