No Jamia Millia Islamia University student has succumbed to injuries. Jamia VC condemns false rumours - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 16, 2019
A photo of an injured man is being shared on Facebook with a claim that Shakir, a student of Jamia Millia Islamia University, has died during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA). Let’s try to analyze the claim made in the post.
Shakir, a student of Jamia Millia Islamia University, died during the protests against the CAA.
Fact: Najma Akhtar, the Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University, has clarified in a press conference on 16th December 2019 that none of the Jamia students has succumbed to injuries. While around 200 students have got injured in the protests, there are no causalities. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When searched about Shakir’s death on Google, a tweet by Yogendra Yadav regarding Shakir was found. In the tweet, Yogendra Yadav has clarified that Shakir is alive. Also, Mohammad Reyaz, an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia University, has posted on his Facebook account that ‘Shakir, the boy from Kota rumour of whose death spread on Sunday evening is alive. He was severally injured but is being treated in hospital’.
Also, in a press conference on 16th December 2019, Najma Akhtar, the Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University, has clarified that none of the Jamia students has succumbed to injuries. She said that around 200 students have got injured in the protests.
#CAAshowdown – Students were beaten up in the library. Our first priority was to get out the detained students. There were rumors that a student has succumbed to injuries. This is false. Nearly 200 students were injured: VC, Jamia Millia Islamia University Najma Akhtar. pic.twitter.com/WOluFS25hW
To sum it up, no Jamia Millia Islamia University student hassuccumbed to injuries. Jamia VC condemns false rumours.
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