New Delhi: The youth who fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters near the Jamia Millia University, in which a student was injured, was on Friday sent to a 14-day protective custody by the Juvenile Justice Board, police said.
The accused was presented before the Board in the afternoon, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rajesh Deo said. The police said they have also urged the Board to form a medical panel to conduct a bone ossification test that will verify the age of the youth.
Meanwhile, Jamia Millia student Shahdab Farooq, who suffered injuries was discharged from AIIMS on Friday morning.
Al-Ameen, a student of Jamia’s Mass Communication department and Farooq’s friend, said he was discharged from the hospital around 8 am. “His father reached Delhi on Thursday night, but Shahdab won’t go back home in Kashmir. He will stay at the university,” Al-Ameen said. Farooq underwent a surgery at the hospital, he said.
Students of Jamia Millia Islamia on Friday also gathered outside the gate of the varsity to stage a peaceful protest.
The students carried posters that read “Stop Hate Speech, Safety really?, What’s in the name’ and ‘Tamache Pe Disco, Jamia se Khisko’.
A student taking part in the protest said,” All we wanted was a peaceful protest. We have been protesting here for nearly two months.”
Students said they will not allow political parties to take advantage of the peaceful protests and make it their playground for the polls. (PTI)
