A 17-year-old Kashmiri boy was attacked by a shopkeeper in Uttarakhand‘s Dehradun district, with {the teenager} struggling severe accidents after being hit on the pinnacle with an iron rod.
In line with studies, the boy and one other good friend had gone to buy chips from a grocery retailer in Vikas Nagar space. Whereas discussing of their native Kashmiri language what else to purchase, a person from the adjoining store requested in the event that they have been Muslims and accused them of utilizing curse phrases.
When the boys denied that, the person allegedly got here out of his store and hit the Kashmiri boy with the iron rod. The assault was so extreme that the profusely bleeding youngster was rushed to a hospital, the place he underwent round 15 stitches on the again of his head. He additionally suffered from a damaged hand. He’s at present beneath superior therapy in Doon Hospital in Dehradun, the place docs describe his state of affairs as severe.
His good friend was additionally attacked and is at present present process therapy.
A video of the teenage boy has emerged on social media, the place he stated he was reportedly overwhelmed up solely for his non secular id. “Unhone bole, ‘Yeh Muslamaan hai, isko maao‘ (They stated, ‘He’s a Muslim, beat him up),” he stated.
Thus far, no police motion has been taken.
In the meantime, the Jammu Kashmir College students Affiliation (JKSA) condemned the incident and known as it “communal profiling.”
“It is a chilling reminder of how communal profiling, intimidation, and mob brutality are being normalised in opposition to weak communities making an attempt to earn a dignified livelihood throughout harsh winter months. An 18-year-old serving to his household survive the winter by promoting shawls was met not with humanity, however with hatred,” the assertion learn.
“This case should be pursued with seriousness, and a transparent precedent should be set in order that such acts of hate and violence aren’t repeated with impunity,” the assertion added.
Final month, 28-year-old Bilal Ahmed Ganie was assaulted and intimidated by males related to the Bajrang Dal for being a Kashmiri Muslim. They demanded he chant “Bharat Mata Ki Jai,” since he earns and sustains himself within the nation.
“Tu Bharat ka khaata hai, Bharat ka kamaata hai, Bharat mata ki jai bol (You eat and earn from India, so say ‘Bharat mata ki jai’),” one in all his attackers had stated.
Pushkar Singh Dhami from the Bharatiya Janata Get together is Uttarakhand’s Chief Minister. In a current report by the India Hate Lab, Dhami was touted as the highest chief to ship hate speeches in 2025.
