Panchkula: Fearing backlash, 60 Kashmiri traders shut shop, flee Ramgarh

Chandigarh | Wednesday | 20th February, 2019

Summary:

Kashmiri traders staying in Ramgarh have alleged that they were forced to shut their shops and leave the area by local residents. Moreover, some Kashmiris staying on rent in the area were asked by landlords to vacate their properties. Police post-in-charge Singhraj told Chandigarh Newsline that there were no complaints of any violence in the area and the Kashmiris left on their own. AdvertisingNisar Ahmed Khan, who has a shop where he sells Kashmiri shawls and clothing, said that two days ago, unidentified men came and asked them to leave. We are around 8 Kashmiri families still living in the area but we fear that we may be harmed..