The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of allegations of harassment, discrimination and attacks against Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in several parts of India, according to the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA).
The association said the human rights body has registered a formal case after receiving a complaint highlighting multiple incidents of alleged intimidation, communal profiling and physical assaults in states including Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
The complaint was submitted earlier this year by JKSA national convenor Nasir Khuehami.
“Forced to leave, threatened and assaulted”: JKSA
According to JKSA, the complaint documents serious allegations where Kashmiri shawl sellers were “assaulted, threatened, humiliated and prevented from carrying out their trade.”
The association also said that in some cases, traders were allegedly “forced to leave areas where they had been living and working peacefully for decades.”
JKSA added that Kashmiri students in different states also reported “denial of accommodation, communal profiling, intimidation and physical threats.”
The organisation said, “Despite repeated representations to state administrations and law enforcement agencies, many affected individuals continued to live under fear and uncertainty.”
NHRC registers case and begins process
The JKSA said the NHRC has formally registered the matter as Case No. 684/90/0/2026 after initially acknowledging the complaint and assigning it a diary number earlier.
The Commission is expected to issue notices to concerned state governments and seek detailed reports from police and administrative authorities.
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