To save Kashmiri students in Doon from being targeted few good samaritans come forward

  • | Sunday | 17th February, 2019

But I felt that the entire student population from Kashmir shouldn’t be targeted because of a few people.” Then we started picking up the students from their respective locations. We had estimated their number to be around 40-45 but they turned out to be over 70,” Rashid said. “I called some of my friends and arranged six vehicles. He added that “local police was extremely co-operative and ensured that students were not unnecessarily targeted.” His friend, Prem Kumar Negi, who helped him, added, “We picked up the students from Selaqui, Sudhowala and Bhauwala and housed them at two separate locations in Selaqui.

Dehradun: Even as scores of Kashmiri students alleged they were forced to vacate their rented accommodation after their landlords received threats from right-wing groups, a few people in the city came forward to help the students by taking them to safe places.Among these was Rashid Pahelwan, a member of Dehradun zila panchayat from Lakshmipur, who claimed to have received calls from several Kashmiri students on Saturday who said that they felt unsafe. “I called some of my friends and arranged six vehicles. Then we started picking up the students from their respective locations. We had estimated their number to be around 40-45 but they turned out to be over 70,” Rashid said. He added that “local police was extremely co-operative and ensured that students were not unnecessarily targeted.” His friend, Prem Kumar Negi, who helped him, added, “We picked up the students from Selaqui, Sudhowala and Bhauwala and housed them at two separate locations in Selaqui. Police was very supportive. We called them asking for protection and they were prompt. It wouldn’t have been possible without their help to get the students to safety.”TOI visited one of the houses in Selaqui and found that 45 students were living in 10 rooms on the first floor of the building. “It was a big relief for us to get here.” He added that “the situation was tense as we kept hearing that students were being forced out of their hostel rooms and social media was strife with rumours.”A well-off farmer from Shankarpur village in Selaqui, Rashid said that he and his friends felt they should help these students since “they have travelled hundreds of miles to study in our city.” “I have never been to Kashmir nor do I know these students personally. But I felt that the entire student population from Kashmir shouldn’t be targeted because of a few people.”

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