Kashmiri students across northern Indian states are facing a wave of violence, threats, and communal slurs following the recent militant attack in Pahalgam, with Hindu right-wing groups targeting students in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab, said the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association.
The group has documented at least eight incidents so far, calling it a “deliberate and targeted campaign of hate.”
At Arni University in Himachal Pradesh, Kashmiri students were harassed, abused, and labelled ‘terrorists’ by Hindu right-wing mobs amidst a Hindutva campaign against Kashmiris following the Pahalgam militant attack.
Hostel doors broken, students forced to flee and this targeted hate must end, said Jammu and Kashmir Students Association in a statement.
“The situation is turning grim and deeply concerning. We have received frantic distress calls from Kashmiri students from Arni University, Kathghar (Indora), in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh who are being harassed, abused, and physically attacked by right-wing and fringe elements. Hostel doors are being forcefully broken down, and students are being intimidated, labelled as ‘Atankwadi’ (terrorists), and coerced to vacate their accommodation under threats and violence,” said Nasir Khuehami, national convenor of Jammu and Kashmir Students Association.
In Uttarakhand, a Hindutva group, Hindu Raksha Dal has issued an open threat to Muslim Kashmiri students studying in the state just now, vowing to ‘pick them up one by one’.
They’ve set a chilling ultimatum, demanding that all Kashmiri Muslim students vacate the state by 10 AM Thursday.
Jammu ans Kashmir Students Association urged Uttarakhand CM to take immediate and decisive action to ensure the safety and security of every Kashmiri student in the state.
In Dehradun, Hindu Raksha Dal and other right wing groups has issued written threats to several colleges in the state capital demanding the expulsion of Kashmiri Muslim students and setting a chilling ultimatum of 10 AM Thursday.
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