Kashmiri shawl vendor assaulted in Uttarakhand’s Kashipur, ‘attackers’ post video online
A 28-year-old Kashmiri shawl vendor was allegedly assaulted by a group linked to a right-wing outfit in Kashipur, with a video of the incident surfacing on social media.
The incident came to light after a man named Ankur Singh posted a video on his Instagram page showing him beating up Bilal Ganie of Kupwara while asking him to chant “Bharat Mata ki jai”. (Express Photo) A KASHMIRI shawl vendor was assaulted by a group allegedly associated with a right-wing outfit in Uttarakhand’s Kashipur on Monday.
The incident came to light after a man named Ankur Singh posted a video on his Instagram page showing him beating up Bilal Ganie of Kupwara while asking him to chant “Bharat Mata ki jai”. Ganie is seen being assaulted by a group of five men who abuse him for refusing to repeat their chants. The video was later deleted from his Instagram account.
Ganie said he filed a complaint, but insisted that he did not want to pursue the case due to a fear of reprisal from the group. “As much as I want justice and condemnation for the act, I am scared of the consequences. I have to travel back to Kashmir in two months, and the case would tie me to Uttarakhand,” he said.
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