"Two unidentified persons resorted to firing outside the University gate no. 5. They came on a red coloured Scooty from Shaheen Bagh side," said Suyash Tripathi, a Law student at Jamia Millia Islamia.

"One of them was wearing a red jacket," he added.

No injuries have been reported so far, sources said.

However, there is no confirmation from the police as of now.