Several rounds of shots have been heard at the Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi, India, while police have deployed its forces at the scene of the shooting.
According to Chief Proctor Waseem Ahmed Khan, police have entered the campus building by force, while several students have been reportedly taken for questioning in the police vehicles.
NDTV broadcaster has reported that the university will be shut until 6 January.
Meanwhile, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) administration has issued a statement saying that a large number of local citizens participated in the protests, which, however, weren't held inside the university campus.
At the same time, New Delhi Rail Corporation has turned to Twitter to say that over a dozen metro stations near the university have been closed.
Meanwhile, Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar denied reports of any student death.
Earlier, five people have died in India's northern state of Assam, which once became the epicentre of the protests.
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