Umar Khalid claims this person attacked him, shares his photo

JNU student leader Umar Khalid on Thursday shared a picture of a person on Twitter and claimed that he is the one who attacked him.

Khalid was shot at on Monday when he was on his way to take part in an event at the Constitution Club after having tea at a shop outside the venue. He, however, escaped unhurt.

"The person who attacked me (on the right) with Editor in Chief of Sudarshan News, Suresh Chavhanke. No further comments!!!," Tweeted Umar Khalid.

The person who attacked me (on the right) with Editor in Chief of Sudarshan News, Suresh Chavhanke. No further comments!!! pic.twitter.com/IfQBwLNcwA

— Umar Khalid (@UmarKhalidJNU) August 16, 2018

"I appeal to you to join this protest, not because the attack was on me...but because it can be on you tomorrow. The ultimate target here is democracy in the country," Khalid said on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Delhi Police's Special Cell, which took over the probe, today recreated the scene of crime outside the Constitution Club to understand the sequence of events.

Following the incident, the attacker had fled towards Gurudwara Bangla Sahib. He had an accomplice who was waiting there in a vehicle, police said.

Yesterday, the Delhi Police had handed over the case to its Special Cell, which incidentally is already probing a sedition case against Khalid and two other JNU students.

(With agency inputs)