Man who pointed gun at police during Delhi violence arrested from Uttar Pradesh

VON NEWS: The man who pointed a gun at a policeman during Delhi’s worst riots in three decades, has been arrested. He has been identified as Shahrukh, a resident of Karawal Nagar in Northeast Delhi, and was arrested by the Crime Branch from Uttar Pradesh, said Delhi Police spokesperson.

During the protest on February 24, the image of Shahrukh in a red t-shirt pointing a gun at a cop in Jafrabad, the epicentre of protest, had gone viral on social media and TV news channels. He had also fired multiple shots in front of the police officer before running away.

Eyewitnesses had said that the man emerged from the crowd of the groups protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.

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