In occupied Kashmir, Chairman of Hurriyat forum, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has strongly denounced the assault on Kashmiri students in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

At least four Kashmiri students were critically injured after goons and students from the Indian states of Maharashtra and Bihar beat them up ruthlessly in the hostel of Disha Institute of Management and Engineering Technology at Chhattisgarh. The injured were identified as Faisal, Naveed, Mohsin and Zahid.

The Mirwaiz said that not only students but Kashmiri businessmen and traders staying in various places in India were also targeted and harassed, forcing many to flee.