Srinagar, Feb 3: A group of goons on Friday attacked Kashmiri students at Central University when they were returning from mosque after offering namaz in Mahendergarh district of Haryana. The reason behind the attack is yet not known. Condemning the incident, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has urged the Haryana government to take stringent action against the perpetrators for assaulting Kashmiri students and demanded a probe into the case.
Mehbooba made the statement on Friday, hours after reports of the Kashmiri students of the Haryana Central University being assaulted surfaced. Irked over the incident, she took to Twitter and said,”Shocked and disturbed to hear reports of Kashmiri students being assaulted in Mahendargarh, Haryana.”
On the other hand, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet and said that the incident goes against the spirit of his outreach for Kashmiris. “This is terrible & goes against the spirit of what @PMOIndia @narendramodi ji said from the ramparts of the Red Fort. I hope the authorities in Haryana act quickly against this violence,” he tweeted.
As per a victim, Aftab, a group of 15-20 men started following him and his friend and thrashed them while they were returning from mosque on Friday. “Me&my friend had gone to the mosque to offer namaz y’day,after we came out of the mosque,we noticed some ppl following us.Just as we were leaving on my motorbike,a group of 15-20 people started to beat us,” he told ANI.
He also added that no one came to help them and that they have lodged a complaint about the incident with the university.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Shesh Paul Vaid has been coordinating with his Haryana counterpart to ensure the safety of the Kashmiri youths. “In touch with DGP Haryana. Police is taking cognisance of the incident,” he said.
The victims suffered injuries in the attack and were taken to the local hospital. They were, however, released after treatment.