Man opens fire in Shaheen Bagh area, no casualty reported

19:22 February 01

Had no clue about his planning: Father of the Shaheen Bagh shooter

Delhi:The shooter, identified as Kapil, open fires two rounds in air in Shaheen Bagh area on Saturday evening. The Police have taken him into their custody immediately.

While talking to ETV Bharat, Kapil's family said that they had no clue about the incident.

Kapil, resident of Dallupura village in East Delhi let home at 12 noon today.

"Kapil, 23, has no criminal records. He is a religious child," his brother said.

Earlier today, the accused Kapil Gujjar opened fire close to the police barricades, nearly 250 metres behind the stage. He was overpowered by police personnel and taken into custody.

"The accused fired in air near police barricades. He was overpowered by police personnel and taken into custody. Further investigation is on," said Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) said.
 

"Only Hindus will get to call the shots in our country and nobody else (Hamare desh mein sirf Hinduon ki chalegi. Aur kisi ki nahi chalegi)," the man shouted while he was being taken into custody.
 

Abu Ala Suhani, a publisher and resident of Shaheen Bagh said, "The man appeared to be in his 20s and fired two rounds. While he was being taken into custody, we heard a policeman asking him his name. The man said his name was Kapil Gujjar and he belongs to Dallupura village in Delhi."

He shouted "Hindu Rashtra Zindabad" and fired two rounds.

The incident comes days after a local contractor armed with a gun had come to the site and asked the people to end the protest.

On Thursday, a youth had fired on anti-CAA protesters at Jamia Millia Islamia injuring a student.

(With agency inputs)

16:54 February 01

Delhi: A man, identified as Kapil, fired two rounds in the air at Shaheen Bagh area on Saturday, where an anti-CAA protest is on, following which he was taken into custody by police, eyewitnesses said.

As of now, no injured has been reported in the incident which occurred at around 4:53 pm.

According to eyewitnesses, the man opened fire behind the stage at the site where the protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act has been going on since over a month.  

Anti-CAA protests have been going on in a part of the Shaheen Bagh area for over a month now.

Earlier a JMI student was injured after a man opened fire in Jamia area on Thursday, where protests were going on against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

The juvenile who opened fire hails from Greater Noida's Jewar according to Police. He was later detained and is being questioned by the police.

Farooq, an MA Mass Communication student, had sustained injuries in his left hand. The accused was later sent to 14-day protective custody by the Juvenile Justice Board in Delhi on Friday.