2 Kashmiri dry fruit sellers thrashed in Lucknow, attackers make video

March 07, 2019 08:45

Two Kashmiri men selling dry fruits on a roadside were assaulted by members dressed in saffron robes in Lucknow on Wednesday.

The two men were abused, slapped and beaten with a stick because of their identity and were rescued by some locals. The locals also called the police.

A video of the incident, which took place in Daliganj area, has gone viral on social media sites. The Lucknow Police nabbed one of the attackers, Bajrang Sonkar, late Wednesday night. Meanwhile, the second perpetrator, Amar Mishra, who is also seen in the video clip is on the run.

When the two attackers were asked why they were beating up the Kashmiri men, they replied that they were Kashmiris. The Kashmiri men were also asked to produce Aadhar cards, but that did not stop the assault.

Kashmiris have also been attacked in other parts of the country in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack, in which a local youth rammed an explosive-laden car into a CRPF convoy, leading to the death of 40 soldiers. The attacker, Adil Ahmad Dar, was affiliated to Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed.

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