Kashmir students allege attacks on UMA, write to Shah for investigation

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UTTAR PRADESH: The Jammu and Kashmir Students’ Association (JKSA) in Aligarh has also written to Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding a “time-limited investigation” into the repeated attacks on Kashmiri students in order to determine “the nefarious facts and designs” behind the harassment.

Nasir Khuehami, Head of JKSA, said, “The UMA administration must bring criminal charges against those who engage in targeted harassment of Kashmiri students.

On Tuesday, an alleged video surfaced showing Kashmiri students being attacked by a group of men. In the clip, one of the attackers is seen brandishing a pistol.

Aligarh SSP Kalanidhi Naithani, said, “There have been no complaints so far. No one has been found injured and the university administration is looking into the matter.”

UMA Deputy Supervisor Syed Ali Nawaz Zaidi said, “The matter is under investigation. Action will be taken against those seen handling weapons and creating unrest on campus. The allegation that Kashmiri students are being targeted is false.

According to the Kashmiri students, “This is the fourth such attack on Kashmiri students this month. There are over 1,400 Kashmiri students at UMA and we face frequent harassment. On minor issues, students broke into Kashmiri students’ rooms and beat us.”

Kashmiri students from Aligarh Muslim University have been protesting for three days against the alleged harassment they face on campus.

The protests began after an incident on December 25 when a Kashmiri doctoral student was allegedly beaten by other students for asking them not to play badminton at 1 a.m. on the hostel premises.

A delegation from the Jammu and Kashmir Students’ Association (JKSA) met Aligarh MP Satish Gautam and demanded “safety and security”.

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