19-Year-Old Who Opened Fire At Anti-CAA Protesters Arrested For Communal Speech

Manesar Deputy Commissioner of Police Varun Singla said the man was arrested for allegedly making communal speeches at a mahapanchayat held in Pataudi recently and sent to judicial custody.

A 19-year-old man who had shot at anti-CAA protesters at Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia university last year was arrested by the Haryana Police on Monday for allegedly making communal speeches in Pataudi. Speaking to PTI over the phone, Manesar Deputy Commissioner of Police Varun Singla said the man was arrested for allegedly making communal speeches at a mahapanchayat held in Pataudi recently and sent to judicial custody. Varun Singla confirmed he is the same person who had fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters at Jamia Millia Islamia in 2020 that left one person injured. The arrest was made based on a complaint received by the police, he said.