BHOPAL: A Kashmiri research scholar from Barkatullah University was assaulted by alleged right-wing activists on Wednesday morning, in the second incident of the kind to occur in three days.
Sources said Sajjad Ahmed, who is doing his PhD in adult education at the university, was attacked by a group of 10 to 12 people while he was photocopying an assignment at Surendra Palace in Bagsewaniya.
“I t was a crowded area, but nobody came to save him (Ahmed). The assailants also tried to blacken the student’s face,” a witness said, adding that the attackers were shouting slogans such as ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ and ‘Jai Shree Ram’.
Ahmed said the culprits were terming the attack as their “response” to the occurrences in Kashmir.
Sushil Sodale, a right-wing activist, echoed the sentiment. “Our attacks will continue if they don’t stop the turmoil in Kashmir,” he said.
Arvind Saxena, superintendent of police, said efforts were on to identify the attackers. “I talked to the student and assured him of his safety. A case has been registered under various sections of the IPC for causing hurt and rioting,” he added.
A controversy had broken out on Monday after another Kashmiri research scholar, Umar Rashid, was attacked by alleged right-wing activists on the university campus.
{{/usCountry}}A controversy had broken out on Monday after another Kashmiri research scholar, Umar Rashid, was attacked by alleged right-wing activists on the university campus.
{{/usCountry}}A group of persons asked Rashid about his native place. When he told them that he hailed from Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir, they started to thrash him and also threatened him to leave the city in the evening.
However, t he university administration refused to take any action in the case.
No FIR was launched as well because Rashid and his friends reportedly wanted the university to approach the police on his behalf.
A group of Kashmiri students of the university had then staged a protest outside the vice-chancellor’s office.
(With PTI inputs)