Jamia student shot inside Delhi's Holy Family Hospital, 6 students held

New Delhi: A day after a shooting incident was reported inside the Holy Family Hospital in southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar area, Delhi police detained six accused persons. In this incident, a Jamia Millia Islamia student was shot at and injured by another student and later admitted to AIIMS Hospital.

Around 8.50 pm, information was received regarding a quarrel at Jamia Millia Islamia university library, police said.

During the inquiry, it was found that the fight had ensued between two groups of students, a senior police officer said.

The accused were identified as Jalaluddin, Kaptan Bhadana, Samsad, Raheel, Mohd Yusuf, and Sabir. The Police arrested them under sections 25, and 27 Arms Act and an FIR has been registered in the New Friends Colony Police station, reports TNIE. 

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In the incident, one student, Noman Chaudhary (26), a resident of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, sustained a blunt injury on his head and had gone to the Holy Family Hospital for treatment, the officer said.

Another student, Nauman Ali, an associate of Nauman Chaudhary, also visited the hospital to see his friend, they said.

Meanwhile, one student of the second group, Zalal, a resident of Mewat in Haryana, accompanied by his friends, came to the hospital and fired at Nauman Ali outside the emergency ward, the officer said, PTI reports. 

Nauman Ali had a superficial injury on the scalp. The injured had been shifted to the AIIMS Trauma Centre. The crime team is inspecting the scene of the crime. The officer added that legal action has been initiated accordingly at Jamia Nagar and New Friends Colony police stations.

The hospital authorities said that no patients or staff were injured,d and the situation was immediately brought under control. 

A doctor told NDTV on phone last night that there was some panic after the shooting. "Everything is under control," the doctor said.

"There was a clash between two groups in the locality, and some injured persons were brought to the hospital Emergency. One shot was fired in the Emergency between the clashing groups. No bystanders, other patients, or hospital staff were injured. The situation was immediately brought under control," the hospital said in a statement.

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