After Pahalgam terror attack, anti-Muslim violence reported in four states

Incidents of violence and threats against Muslims have been reported from at least four states across the country in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22.

Twenty-six persons were killed and 17 were injured in the attack that took place in the Baisaran area of Anantnag district.

The terrorists targeted tourists after asking their names to ascertain their religion, the police said. All but three of those who died were Hindu.

Following the attack, incidents of violence and intimidation of Muslims were reported from Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.

• In Uttarakhand, the police said that at least 16 shawl sellers from Kashmir have left Mussoorie after two vendors were allegedly attacked by locals on April 23, The Indian Express reported on Wednesday. Three men have been arrested in connection with the attack, PTI quoted Director-General of Police Deepam Seth as saying. One of the vendors who was assaulted, Shabir Ahmed Dar from Kupwara, told The Indian Express that he had been visiting Mussoorie for 18 years to sell his goods. He added that the attackers were from the area and had seen them before. “No one stood up for us,” the newspaper quoted Dar as saying. He added that the police had told them that there were threats levelled...

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