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An unidentified man opened fired at Umar Khalid while he was attending a program called ‘Towards Freedom Without Fear.’
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According to posts on social media, the JNU leader was attending a programme called ‘Towards Freedom Without Fear’ at the Constitution Club. Speakers at the event included lawyer Prashant Bhushan and suspended Gorakhpur doctor Kafeel Khan.
“Wage a motivated hate campaign against individuals & sooner or later someone will feel emboldened enough to take the law in to their own hands. The attack on Umar Khalid is the direct result of the relentless hate campaign using both social & mainstream media. Glad he’s well,” tweeted Omar Abdullah as soon as the news broke out.
Shehla Rashid Shora, former vice-president of the JNU Students Union, condemned the incident.
She tweeted, saying that she spoke to Umar. He’s okay, but all of us should be very very worried about his safety.
Shocking and highly condemnable: a guy attacked Umar Khalid from behind and tried to shoot him in Delhi. This is the direct result of hatred whipped up by Republic TV & other hate media. I spoke to Umar. He’s okay, but we should be very very worried about his safety.
— Shehla Rashid (@Shehla_Rashid) August 13, 2018
Delhi: An unidentified man opened fire at JNU student Umar Khalid outside Constitution Club of India. He is unhurt. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/ubNh4g4D80
— ANI (@ANI) August 13, 2018
“Umar Khalid accompanied us. We were at a tea stall when a man in a white shirt came, pushed and opened fire at him. Khalid lost his balance, fell down and the bullet missed him. We tried to catch the man but he fled. He fired aerial shots and the pistol slipped out of his hands,” an eyewitness said.
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