Umar Khalid Attack: Two Men Arrested by Delhi Police For Firing at JNU Student
Umar Khalid, accused of raising anti-national slogans in 2016, was attacked in the heart of the capital outside the Constitution Club in Delhi.
New Delhi, Aug 20: The Delhi Police Special cell have arrested two men in connection with the attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid. The arrested men are the ones who, in a video message that went viral on social media, claimed responsibility for shooting at Umar Khalid, reported ANI. The accused are from Haryana.
Umar Khalid, accused of raising anti-national slogans in 2016, was attacked in the heart of the capital outside the Constitution Club, 500 metres away from Parliament, on August 13. He survived the bid on life because of his friends, he said. After scanning the footage of CCTVs installed near the place, the probe team suspect a man who is seen running away from the location.
On August 16, two youths claimed involvement in the attack on Khalid, in a video clipping that went viral on the social media. Identifying themselves as Darvesh Shahpur and Naveen Dalal from Haryana, they said that they will surrender to police at a gurdwara near the house of freedom fighter Kartar Singh Sarabha the next day.
"Though we respect the Supreme Court, the Constitution of India and judiciary, we request the government to amend law so that anti-nationals like Umar Khalid can be punished. Anti-national gangs in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, of which Khalid is a part, are vitiating atmosphere in the country. We should stop them," one of the two men said in the video.
"We are responsible for the attack on Khalid (outside Constitution Club) that was meant to be a gift to our countrymen before the Independence Day. We appeal to police to not punish any innocent youngster for our crime," they added. A team of Delhi Police's Special Cell visited the village of Kartar Singh Sarabha where the duo had said they would surrender. However, they didn't turn up.
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