For the second consecutive day on Monday, clashes broke out between groups opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act and those who support th...
For the second consecutive day on Monday, clashes broke out between groups opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act and those who support the law. A video has gone viral showing a protester in northeast Delhi’s Jafrabad walking quickly towards a member of the Delhi Police with a gun in his hands, and then shooting off several rounds.
In the video, the man can be seen pointing the gun in the direction of a mob on the other side of the road and later towards the lone policeman. The shooter reportedly fired around eight rounds. Saurabh Trivedi, a reporter with The Hindu, posted a video of the incident and stated that an anti-CAA protester had opened fire in Jafrabad.
An anti-CAA protester open fire in #Jaffarabad area. He pointed pistol at policeman but the cop stood firm. He fired around eight rounds. @DelhiPolice pic.twitter.com/0EOgkC6D40
— Saurabh Trivedi (@saurabh3vedi) February 24, 2020
Soon after the incident, Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan tweeted grainy images of the incident and suggested that the shooter was associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party. “The shooter will definitely have an association with [BJP leader] Kapil Mishra and BJP,” he wrote. “And that is the reason, he is firing at the Delhi Police. The police are giving protection to the rioters.” The...
