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Dehradun: Alleging that they were feeling unsafe in the private hostels and rented accommodation they were living in, around 100 Kashmiri students left their accommodation on Saturday and Sunday. But as some of them still want to go, we will provide them with all possible help.” “Even though police has provided us security, we do not feel comfortable in Dehradun any longer. Even if Kashmir has curfew, we will go back since we will at least be at home.”Meanwhile, talking to TOI, superintendent of police (rural), Parmendra Singh Dobhal said, “We are continuously in touch with these students and convincing them that they do not have to leave the town and they are safe here. But our landlords have told us now that we can’t stay here anymore.”Both of them said that they were “happy living in Doon which has a good environment for studies but now, we felt extremely unsafe in the city.” “We are looking for the first available opportunity to leave,” said Ayub.Mustaq Ahmad, another student, said that the Jammu and Kashmir Students Organisation, the body representing Kashmiri students in northern India, is facilitating the movement of students who want to go back home..