A man identified as Rambhakt was detained on Thursday after he opened fire at the Jamia Millia Islamia students demonstrating against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the national capital.
According to an official, the bullet hit a Journalism student of Jamia, identified as Shadab, in the arm. He was taken to near-by private hospital.
Rambhakt Gopal had written several posts on Facebook that he would “end the protest” at Shaheen BaghG
As the students were set to start their march from Jamia Millia Islamia to Rajghat, he took out a country-made .315 bore pistol and opened fire.
Before opening fire, he shouted, “If you people have to stay in India then you will have to say Vande Mataram, and now I am going to give you your freedom.” He later shouted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and opened fire,” a protestor said.
Ironically, the man shot at the protesters on the same day when Nathuram Godse killed Mahatma Gandhi in 1948.
Twitter users have called Rambhakt Gopal as Godse 2.0. Here is how Twitterati reacted:
Godse 2.0 in 2020 pic.twitter.com/iv9qdQuI1w
— Vikash (@VickyKedia) January 30, 2020
Indeed close enough pic.twitter.com/7csfGGL7rO
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) January 30, 2020
गोडसे ज़िंदा है ! #NathuramGodse #GandhiKeQatilDeshKeQatil pic.twitter.com/dx1Zg0ewH6
— Arfa Khanum Sherwani (@khanumarfa) January 30, 2020
Godse 2.0 is pointing gun on peaceful protesters and delhi police is watching all this.
#jamia #NathuramGodse#shameondelhipolice pic.twitter.com/ogOD41Kr9e— Urooj Siddiqui (@Uroojsid99) January 30, 2020
Godse 2.0 at #Jamia
Delhi pic.twitter.com/L1ySrOPYI6— NavedMalik (@Navedkhanmalik1) January 30, 2020
A quick scroll through Rambhakt Gopal’s timeline on FB and you know who, and what kind of politics, is responsible for his violence. The politicians he idolises, the films he watches, the people he hates – no surpises.
— Ramanathan S (@madarassi) January 30, 2020
Godse 2.0
Gandhi hum sharminda h
Tere katil zinda h pic.twitter.com/6Fa4Z6Xe7P— Tabish Talha Khan (@TabishTalhaKha1) January 30, 2020
क्रोनोलॉजी को समझिये,
पहले गृह मंत्री शाहीन बाग़ को बदनाम करेंगे, फिर उनके मंत्री ‘गोली मारो__’ के नारे लगवाएंगे फिर प्रदर्शनकारियों को गोली मारेंगे।और मोदी जी मन की बात में आकर कहेंगे छात्र हिंसा का रास्ता न चुनें।
वाह मोदी जी वाह.#Godse 2.0 pic.twitter.com/HZZfVa4pPd— atif gani (@atifaman11) January 30, 2020
Godse 2.0! #MahatmaGandhi pic.twitter.com/jTmCb0N1qi
— Ankit Misra (@shayarmisra) January 30, 2020