Jamia VC says faith in Delhi police shaken; varsity to pay for injured student's treatment

The firing took place when the march had just moved 60 metres, from Gate No. 7 towards the main road at the Fortis Hospital crossing.

Vice-chancellor of Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia university Najma Akhtar. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)

NEW DELHI: 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-CAA 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.

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The VC said students handled the situation tactfully and did not retaliate.  Akhtar also said that the 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.