Shaheen Bagh shooter Kapil Baisala AAP member: Delhi Police
New Delhi, Feb 04: Kapil Baisala who opened fired at Shaheen Bagh protest site last week is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), police said on Tuesday.
According
to
the
police
Kapil
and
his
father
joined
the
AAP
in
early
2019.
DCP
(Crime
Branch)
Rajesh
Deo
said
his
mobile
phone
has
been
seized
and
they
have
retrieved
his
WhatsApp
data
and
photos
of
him
and
his
father
joining
the
party.
Deo also said, "In our initial investigation we found some photos from Kapil's phone that establish, he has already disclosed that he and his father joined AAP a year ago. We have taken his 2 days remand."
Police arrest man who fired bullets at Shaheen Bagh
0n February 1, the man had resorted to aerial firing with bullets in Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. Police immediately overpowered and caught him. Later he sent into police custody.
The incident took place two days after a man brandished a gun at a group of students near the Jamia area in Delhi.
Earlier, the Election Commission on Sunday shunted out Delhi's southeast DCP Chinmoy Biswal, citing the "ongoing situation" in the area that saw incidents of firing at Shaheen Bagh and Jamia Nagar.