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Jammu And Kashmir People's Democratic Party Protests Against Assaults On Kashmiri Shawl Sellers In Uttarakhand And Other States
A female worker of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) holds a placard that reads ''Say NO To Hate Crime'' during a protest against the assault of a Kashmiri shawl seller in Dehradun, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 31, 2026. A 17-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller, Mohd Tabish, is brutally assaulted in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, while his cousin, Mohd Danish, escapes with minor injuries. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah raises the issue of the thrashing of the Kashmiri shawl seller with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami following an uproar over the incident. Meanwhile, the Uttarakhand police lodge a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the assault. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto)
