Srinagar
Hindu extremists attacked Kashmiri labourers in Cachar district of Indian state of Assam causing injuries to at least five of them. A group of Hindu extremists stormed the rented room of the Kashmiri laborers and attacked them. Five labourers were injured in the incident.
A Kashmiri labourer, Iqbal Ahmed, told Srinagar-based media persons over phone that they were preparing for dinner after breaking their fast when suddenly their electricity went off at around 8:30 pm on Monday. They said that it was a pre-planned attack.
“First, our electricity was disconnected then people armed with bamboo sticks stormed our room. My mind could not decide where to hide. They smashed everything that came in their way,” he recalled.
Iqbal, a resident of Kupwara district, is working as a labourer along with 24 other Kashmiris in Cachar. Since coronavirus lockdown they are stuck in Assam as the travel has been banned to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.—KMS
