Two Kashmiri shawl vendors attacked in train

New Delhi, February 20

Two Kashmiri shawl vendors have claimed that they were beaten up and called "stone pelters" by unidentified men on a train, forcing them to cut short their business trip to Rohtak, said a police official.

The incident comes amid reports of some Kashmiri people claiming they were being targeted in many parts of the country in the aftermath of the February 14 terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama that left over 40 personnel dead.

"Three Kashmiri shawl vendors boarded the general compartment of a local train from Sarai Rohilla station around 10.40 am for a business trip to Sampla in Haryana. They claimed they were pushed into a corner and called 'stone pelters'," said DCP (Railways) Dinesh Gupta.

"When they objected, the accused allegedly abused and slapped two Kashmiri vendors. The attackers said 'you hurl stones there (in Kashmir) and come to earn a livelihood here'. Other passengers also joined in and created a ruckus," he said.

A case has been registered and the matter is being probed, he said. — TNS