Police release photo of man who attacked Umar Khalid
PROBE Police find footage of suspect fleeing, antiterror squad takes over
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Tuesday said they have obtained a photograph of the suspect who allegedly attacked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) PHD scholar Umar Khalid outside the Constitution Club of India on Monday. Police said they also have received confirmation from Khalid that the man in the photo is the same who attacked him.
“My friends and I were shown the CCTV grab. The man is the same,” said Khalid.
Police have circulated the images of the suspect among their investigators who are on the lookout for the man — a well-built man with short hair who was wearing a checked shirt and a blue jeans. The suspect has been caught on tape in at least seven CCTVS. Police traced the suspect up to Ashoka Road near the Parliament Street police station. A camera installed outside a bank shows him on the phone while walking towards Gurudwara Bangla Sahib.
Investigators are yet to confirm his identity and so far have questioned 40 people. An officer, associated with the probe, said that they are investigating if there is more than one person involved in the crime.
“We are collecting and analysing dump data of cellphones active on the location at the time.this could help us in identifying him,” said the officer.
On Tuesday, the special cell — anti-terror squad of Delhi Police — took over the probe from the local police after reports emerged that Khalid had received threats from fugitive underworld gangster Ravi Pujari and others like Amit Jani, a self-styled leader .
Special commissioner of police (special cell) MM Oberoi said police will probe the role all accused by Khalid of extending threats.
Police said they are awaiting ballistic report of the pistol. Police had found a pistol, which they claimed was jammed and had six bullets intact. “There are some who claim they heard gunshots. We did not recover any bullet shell ,” said an officer.
The 7.65 mm bore pistol has the words — Made In India — carved on one side. “We found a finger print on the trigger. But it is too small to us match it with our database,” the officer said.