A fired from a pistol at anti-CAA protesters at Jamia, injuring a Jamia Millia Islamia student, before walking away while brandishing the firearm aloft and shouting “Yeh lo aazadi” amid heavy police presence in the area on Thursday afternoon. The boy was overpowered by police and taken into custody. Though normalcy returned to Jamia and its adjoining area by night, Opposition parties cashed in on the opportunity to corner the BJP, accusing its divisive politics for the shooting. The incident has raised political fever in poll-bound Delhi. The incident took place when the students were heading from Jamia to Rajghat. The march was stopped at the Holy Family Hospital near the university as the police said the protesters didn’t have permission for the march. Suddenly a teenaged boy popped up with a pistol in hand and started shouting slogans against the anti-CAA protesters. He confronted the protesters and opened fire, injuring a student in the hand. The incident took place in full media glare in the presence of police. The shooting video went viral within minutes. The gun-toting youth was overpowered by police and taken into custody. A case under section 307 IPC & 25/27 Arms Act has been registered at New Friends Colony police station, said police. According to the shooting video which went viral within minutes, dozens of policemen in riot gear are seen behind the shooter, but none of them is seen trying to stop him. However, police said the shooting incident happened for a split second. “By the time police could react, the person had already fired the shot. Everything happened in seconds. The investigation is on. The case has been transferred to the Crime Branch. We are also probing whether he is a juvenile or not,” Special Commissioner of Police (Intelligence) Praveer Ranjan. Massive protests erupted in the area after the firing with hundreds of agitated people gathering near the university, breaking barricades which lead to minor clashes with police personnel. Many sang the national anthem. The gunman went live on Facebook before the brandishing the gun. Before the attack, the man also put out messages on Facebook stating “Shaheen Bagh Khel Khatam” (Shaheen Bagh game is over). Another message stated, “Please wrap me in saffron in my last journey with slogans of Jai Shri Ram.” His Facebook profile was deleted after screenshots of his posts were circulated widely on social media platforms. The man’s Facebook profile name is “Rambhakt Gopal” (actual name withheld in case he is proved to be a minor), which has now been deleted, also said he is taking revenge for “Chandan Bhai”, referring to a Chandan Gupta, who died of gunshot during a motorcycle rally taken out to celebrate the Republic Day in 2018. "Chandan bhai ye badla aapke liye hai (this revenge is for you)," he had posted. ./ (.%*