Srinagar: Director General of Police S P Vaid on Friday said he was in touch with his Haryana counterpart after Kashmiri students were ruthlessly assaulted in Mahendargarh of the north Indian state even as Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and his predecessor Omar Abdullah condemned the physical attack.
“In touch with DGP Haryana. Police is taking cognisance of the incident,” said J&K’s DGP Shesh Paul Vaid in a tweet.
Mufti said she was shocked and disturbed to hear reports of Kashmiri students being assaulted in in Haryana. “I urge the authorities to investigate & take strict action,” Mehbooba wrote on twitter while reacting to reacting to reports about the assault on Kashmiri students of Haryana Central University. The students said that they were beaten while returning to campus after offering congregational Friday prayers in Mahendragarh town.
“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,” tweeted Omar Abdullah, former Chief Minister and National Conference President.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 urged a more conciliatory approach towards Kashmir, saying problems can be solved by “embracing” the people rather than resorting to abuse or bullets.
“Na goli se, na gaali se, Kashmir ki samasya suljhegi gale lagaane se (Kashmir’s problems can be solved only with embracing the people of Kashmir, not with bullets or abuses),” Modi had said.
