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'I am giving freedom': Man on Facebook minutes before Jamia firing

While the Facebook profile named the man as Rambhakt Gopal, police officials said they were yet to ascertain whether it was his real name

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A person (face blurred as he may be a minor), after he allegedly brandished a gun and opened fire at students protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, near Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi on Thursday. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Jan 31 2020 | 7:39 AM IST

Minutes before he fired at anti-CAA protestors in Jamia Nagar on Thursday, an armed man made a number of posts on Facebook saying ‘azaadi de raha hun’ (I am giving freedom), ‘Shaheen Bhag khel khatm’ (Run Shaheen, the game is over) and ‘mere ghar ka khayal rakhna’ (take care of my home).

While the Facebook profile named the man as Rambhakt Gopal, police officials said they were yet to ascertain whether it was his real name. The man also went live on Facebook five times from the protest site and the cover picture of his profile showed him holding

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