Locals In Lucknow Turn Saviours As Two Saffron-Clad Goons Thrash Kashmiri Vendors For No Reason
Kashmiris living outside the state have been on the receiving end of the backlash following the Pulwama terror attack last month which killed over 40 CRPF personnel. In yet another such shameful incident two Kashmiri street vendors selling dry fruits on in Uttar Pradeshs capital Lucknow were assaulted for being Kashmiris. The incident happened on Wednesday when a mob identified to be from a little known fringe group called Vishwa Hindu Dal confro...Read More
Kashmiris living outside the state, running business and studying in colleges across the country have been on the receiving end of the backlash following the Pulwama terror attack last month which killed over 40 CRPF personnel.
In yet another such shameful incident two Kashmiri street vendors selling dry fruits on in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow were assaulted for being Kashmiris.
The incident happened on Wednesday, when a mob, identified to be from a little known fringe group called Vishwa Hindu Dal confronted the men and began assaulting them with sticks while hurling abuses at them. The goons were also making videos of the incident.
In the video the attackers can been heard demanding the two men to show their Aadhaar cards.
The goons continued the assault until an unidentified local, who witnessed it intervened, questioned them on taking law into their hands.
Salute to this Man ,who saved a kashmiri from Sanghi #terriosts in Lucknow pic.twitter.com/24bDFCbpP9
¡ª Showkat Tantray (@showkatengr) March 7, 2019
India: Hindu fascists violently attack Kashmiri Indian citizens in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
¡ª CJ Werleman (@cjwerleman) March 7, 2019
These Saffron terrorists not only control India's government, but also worship at the altar of Hitler and the Nazis. pic.twitter.com/lKsAC6LbSM
Based on the video posted online by the goons, Police have filed an FIR against unknown persons and arrested one person identified as Bajrang Sonkar.
Two Kashmiri vendors were thrashed by several men wearing saffron shirts on a busy road in Lucknow on Wednesday. Lucknow police have arrested one person in connection with this incident
¡ª ANI Digital (@ani_digital) March 7, 2019
Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/UedNIsoY93 pic.twitter.com/Rn9Rep72Mq
Kalanidhi Naithani,SSP: A man was seen in a viral video thrashing a Kashmiri street vendor in Lucknow, the vendor was later saved by locals. The culprit Bajrang Sonkar has been arrested by Police. Sonkar has criminal background and has 12 cases including a murder case against him pic.twitter.com/MdGNNlV4la
¡ª ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2019
Another attacker, identified as Himanshu Awasthi, who on his Facebook profile claims to be a "former politician" with the BJP has is still on the run.
Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
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