2 men on scooty fire shots in air near Jamia, 3rd such incident in 4 days
India / 2 men on scooty fire shots in air near Jamia, 3rd such incident in 4 days
India - 2 men on scooty fire shots in air near Jamia, 3rd such incident in 4 days
Bike-borne persons reportedly fired shots in the air, next to the anti-CAA protest site outside Jamia Millia Islamia, on February 2 night.Shadosh, a volunteer with the Jamia Coordination Committee who was at the site, said he heard loud bangs between Gate No. 7 and Gate No. 5 near the protest site. After which a red scooty sped off.Shail Khudaai a member of the Committee said two people came speeding on a two-wheeler into the road opposite the protest site, shot two rounds in the air and sped away.Following the incident, scores of people at the protest site gathered outside the Jamia Nagar police station to register a complaint about the incident.Later, an FIR was filed at the Jamia Nagar police station under IPC Section 307/34 and the Arms Act, referring to the incident. According to the report, the incident reportedly took place around 11.30 p.m.Additional DCP (southeast), Kumar Gyanesh said, “SHO Jamia Nagar along with his team went to the place and searched the area. No empty bullet shells were found there. Also, there were different versions regarding the vehicles on which the alleged miscreants were. Some saying it was a scooter, others saying it was a four-wheeler. Meanwhile, many people, including students, have gathered outside the police station. They will be asked to give their complaint. We will conduct an enquiry and accordingly take action as per law."