Post-Pahalgam, surge in attacks against Kashmiri studentsKhuehami claimed that following targeted attack on 110 Kashmiri students inside the hostel premises of Universal Group of Institutions at Dera Bassi in Punjab, the college administration asked the students to return to Kashmir for their safety.”The students were sent in two buses with police protection provided by Punjab Police up to Jammu. But they were stopped near Udhampur, where local police have stopped the buses after intervention they have been allowed to travel and are en route to Kashmir from Punjab,” he said.In another related incident, the Punjab State Women Commission took suo motu cognizance of a Kashmiri girl student who claimed that she was harassed by some locals in Mohali in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.The girl Kashmiri student in Kharar claimed that some locals abused and harassed her and her friend on Wednesday.The chairperson of the commission Raj Gill yesterday wrote to Senior Superintendent of Police of SAS Nagar SSP Deepak Pareek to inquire about the incident and submit a report.”Strict warning has been issued in general to who so ever try to harass the students, will face legal action. I am personally in touch with all the students from Kashmir and reassured them of their safety and safe place for their study,” Gill said in a post on X.On the other hand, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ropar Range), Harcharan Singh Bhullar visited various educational institutions in Mohali and held meetings with their faculties and management regarding the safety of outstation students.Bhullar also asked the students to beware of the false propaganda spreading on social media.SSP Pareek assured students that PCR vehicles have been deployed in and around the campus where non-local students are staying in hostels and he further said that areas wth private PG and hostels are also being patrolled.
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