Kashmiri students call for probe amid repeated attacks in AMU

Aligarh: In a letter written to Amit Shah, Union minister of Home Affairs, the Jammu & Kashmir students' association (JKSA) demanded a "time-bound inquiry" into the repeated attacks against Kashmiri students in Aligarh Muslim University, to ascertain "facts and nefarious designs" behind the harassment.

Nasir Khuehami, convenor of JKSA, said: "The AMU administration needs to initiate criminal proceedings against those who are indulging in targeted harassment of Kashmiri students."

On Tuesday, a purported 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 has been no complaint so far. No one has been found to be injured and the university administration is looking into the matter."

"The matter is being probed. Action will be taken against those seen handling weapons and creating disturbance on campus. The allegation that Kashmiri students are being targeted is wrong," said Syed Ali Nawaz Zaidi, Deputy proctor of AMU.

According to the Kashmiri students, "This is the fourth such attack on students from Kashmir this month. There are over 1,400 students from Kashmir at AMU and we frequently face harassment. On minor issues, students barge into rooms of the Kashmiri students and beat us up."

Students from Kashmir at the Aligarh Muslim University have been protesting for three days against the alleged harassment faced by them on campus.

The protests started after a December 25 incident when a Ph.D scholar from Kashmir was allegedly thrashed by other students for requesting them not to play badminton at 1 a.m. on the hostel premises.

A delegation of Jammu & Kashmir students association (JKSA) met Aligarh MP Satish Gautam and demanded "safety and security".

Source: IANS