Firing at Shaheen Bagh, Delhi’s second in 2 days at an Anti-CAA protest

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New Delhi, Feb 01, 2020: Firing has been reported at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi, the epicenter of the protests against the citizenship law CAA, just two days after a teenager fired at protests at Jamia Millia University, two kilometres away.

A man allegedly shouted "Jai Sri Ram" as he fired shots at police barricades put up at the south Delhi locality where hundreds of women and children have sat on the road in protest for more than a month.

He was also heard saying: "Humare desh mein sirf Hinduon ki chalegi aur kisi ki nahi (in our country only Hindus will prevail)."

There are no reports of injuries so far. The shooter at Shaheen Bagh has been caught by the police.

A witness said the man fired two-three times, standing right next to the police.

"We suddenly heard gunshots. His person was shouting Jai Shri Ram. He had a semi-automatic pistol and he fired two rounds. The police were standing just behind him," said the witness.

"When his gun jammed, he ran. He tried to fire again, then tossed the gun into the bushes and tried to escape. Some of us and the police caught him, the police dragged him away," he added.