Two Kashmiri drivers assaulted by cow vigilantes in Punjab on allegations of transporting beef

Bhat Yasir

Two Kashmiri drivers have been manhandled by Hindutva goons within the Ludhiana space of a Punjab on January 11, the households of the duo mentioned.

Talking to The Kashmiriyat, Aijaz Ahmed Gojri, brother of one of many victims mentioned that in early January the duo left Srinagar Kashmir with a load filled with fruit and veggies which was to be delivered in Delhi.

“They delivered the inventory in Delhi after which from Noida, they received one other consignment of beef of their truck, nonetheless, after they have been on the best way, a Hindutva gang caught maintain of them,” mentioned his brother.

The goons caught maintain of the duo and began initially thrashing their automobiles. “They dragged them out of the automobile and began beating them with with iron rods. They hit their heads whereas abusing their moms and sisters. Throughout this assault, my brother’s eye was critically wounded,” Aijaz Ahmed Gojri informed The Kashmiriyat.

Aijaz recognized the duo as Mohammed Yaqoob of  Ganderbal and Showkat Ahmed Gojri, a resident of Tengpora, Srinagar.

The goons beat Showkat and Yaqoob continually for a number of minutes and in addition shot a video of the duo during which lawlessness may be seen overtly. The goons proudly figuring out themselves as associates of Proper-wing Hindutva outfit may be heard hurling abuses and taking the legislation into their very own palms.

His brother, in the meantime mentioned, that the 2 have been mendacity lifeless on the street when the goons referred to as the Police and received the 2 arrested. “they’ve been overwhelmed up inhumanely within the lock up too,” Aijaz alleged.

The duo are at present lodged on the the central jail in Ludhiana. ” It’s unhappy that the duo has been given no medical consideration even if they have been critically wounded within the assault by the Hindutva goons,” claimed his brother.

On eleventh Jan 2 Kashmiri truck drivers have been overwhelmed up by cow vigilantes, alleging the transportation of beef in Ludhiana, Punjab. @PunjabPoliceInd their households say that they have been brutally assaulted & then overwhelmed up within the jail. They want medical help, they hv extreme wounds. pic.twitter.com/0zylxoaD60

— Sarah Hayat Shah (@SaraHayatShah) January 25, 2024

Spokesperson of Jammu Kashmir Nationwide Convention Sarah Hayat Shah sought instant medical consideration for the duo. Taking to her X (beforehand Twitter) account, she wrote, “On eleventh Jan 2 Kashmiri truck drivers have been overwhelmed up by cow vigilantes, alleging the transportation of beef in Ludhiana, Punjab. @PunjabPoliceInd their households say that they have been brutally assaulted & then overwhelmed up within the jail. They want medical help, they hv extreme wounds.”

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