Kashmiri vendor roughed up at Gita festival, FIR lodged
Hindustan TimesKurukshetra police have registered an FIR under charges of rioting and criminal intimidation, a day after a Kashmiri vendor was allegedly manhandled by a group of men holding saffron flags during the ongoing International Gita Mohatsav at Brahma Sarovar. In a video, being widely shared on social media, it can be seen how a group of men holding saffron flags and chanting slogans enters the said shop, when one of them thrashes a man standing outside and the other starts throwing items away. In his police complaint, he said, “On Saturday, a group of 30 to 40 men came and started shouting to remove shops of Muslims, while throwing our items. They made announcements over the mic not to buy from Muslims.” In a video, being widely shared on social media, it can be seen how a group of men holding saffron flags and chanting slogans enters the said shop, when one of them thrashes a man standing outside and the other starts throwing items away.
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