DHARAMSALA: An alleged plotted protest against Kashmiri residents took place in Mcleodganj area of this hill destination on Wednesday. It is also a global capital of Tibetans living in exile.Many Kashmiri entrepreneurs are running shops in this region, it was said that few property owners who wanted to get them evicted from their rented premises conspired a protest against them, but district administration managed to handle the situation.Well placed sources said that administration acted in time after they received the information about the same, though few Kashmiri people were hackled. But the victims met the police officials in time and timely action averted the untoward incident.There were also rumors that few top cops were also backing the conspirators for protests. It was said that a hotelier who also runs an illegal disc was involved into all this.Incident first took place on Tuesday night. Few miscreants reached a guest house and started abusing the owners of the same till late night. Then again on Wednesday afternoon few youths hackled Kashmiris in Mcleodganj, but intervention of administration averted the tensions.When contacted the DIG acting as SP Kangra, Santosh Patial, said that they received the information that some people were threatening Kashmiri traders in Mcleodganj.A meeting of the locals and Kashmiri traders was held in the office of DSP Dharamshala and situation was defused.“On Tuesday evening both the residents of Mcleodganj and Kashmiri traders organized a march and raised slogans against Pakistan for spreading terrorism”, he said.President of Hotelier association Ashwani Bamba confirmed that incidents took place and tensions were still prevailing.Sanjeev Gandhi, the general secretary of the association said that a Kashmiri hotelier also volunteered to provide financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to the family of deceased CRPF jawan from Himachal, Tilak Raj, he said.“Some people spread the word that Kashmiri traders staying in Mcleodganj were not participating in the candle light march organized by locals to pay homage to martyrs, this triggered the protest but later they too participated” he added.

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