Delhi Police have registered an FIR in connection with an incident of firing at the Holy Family Hospital in which a Jamia Millia Islamia student was shot at and injured by another student on Thursday evening. Six people have been arrested in the case.

According to a senior police official, around 8.50 pm on Thursday, information was received regarding a quarrel at Jamia Millia Islamia university library.

“During enquiry, it was found that there was a fight between two groups of students. In the incident, Noman Chaudhary (26), a resident of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, sustained a blunt injury on his head and had gone to the Holy Family Hospital in southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar with his friend Nauman Ali for treatment,” said the senior police official.

Meanwhile, a student from the second group, Zalal, a resident of Mewat in Haryana, came to the hospital with his friends and fired at Ali outside the emergency ward, the senior police official said.

Ali had a superficial injury on the scalp. The injured was shifted to the AIIMS Trauma Centre. The crime team is inspecting the scene of crime, the police said. An FIR has been registered in the matter, the officials said. In a statement issued on Friday, the Holy Family Hospital said, "There was a clash between two groups in the locality (Jamia Nagar) and some of the injured persons were brought to the hospital Emergency." "One shot was fired in the Emergency between the clashing groups. No bystanders, other patients or hospital staff were injured. The situation was brought under control," it said.

A day after a Jamia Millia Islamia student was shot at by another student at a hospital, the varsity on Friday assured that the campus has a robust security mechanism and that students' safety is the administration's priority.

Registrar Nazim Hussain Jafri said that a scuffle broke out on the campus between two groups in the morning and we immediately took action and resolved the issue.

“In the evening, the group got engaged in another fight and a student suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital. In the hospital, a few students along with outside people fired bullets. On the campus, we ensure the safety and security of the students. We ensure discipline is maintained and that the students are safe. Their safety is our priority,” said Jafri.