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Kashmiri Shawl Vendor Assaulted in Uttarakhand’s Kashipur, ‘Attackers’ Post Video Online
Bilal Ahmed Ganie was assaulted and threatened to chant nationalist slogans while selling shawls; police registered a case and identified suspects, authorities said.
- On Monday, a Kashmiri shawl seller was assaulted in Kashipur town, Udham Singh Nagar district, and a video of the attack posted by Ankur Singh circulated widely on Instagram by Thursday.
- After Ganie said he was from Kashmir, assailants demanded he chant `Bharat mata ki jai`; he offered `Hindustan Zindabad` but was still abused by men allegedly associated with a Hindutva organisation.
- Five men on two bikes waylaid Ganie and assaulted him with kicks and a cane, while bystanders goaded the mob and the Instagram clip posted by Ankur Singh was later deleted.
- Following the clip's spread, an FIR was registered at Kashipur police station under multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections, Udham Singh Nagar police identified suspects and took them into custody, and the SSP's office said the video was removed as sensitive with a fair investigation ensured.
- On December 25, 2025, Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti urged the Uttarakhand DGP to act, the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association sought protection for traders, and Ganie said he fears reprisals and may not pursue the complaint.
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