The young man’s social media feed is filled with provocative statements. 14 hours ago The gunman who shot a student of Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi in January 2020. | Danish Siddiqui/Reuters On January 30 last year, a young man with a frenzied look and a pistol in his hands marched up to a crowd of students protesting outside Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia against the amended Citizenship Act and the proposed nationwide National Register for Citizens. Contending that the initiatives discriminated against India’s Muslims, the protestors had adopted a range of slogans, including a rhythmic chant demanding “azadi”, or freedom, from a litany of injustices.