Hry police issues directions to prevent violence, discrimination against Kashmiris

The Haryana Police has issued directions to prevent acts of violence, discrimination and other coercive acts against Kashmiris, including those enrolled in education institutes, and other minorities in the state, ADGP (Law and Order) Mohd Akil said here on Sunday.

A written communication has been issued to all police commissioners, district SPs, SPs, the railways and DCP Panchkula for taking all possible steps to ensure the safety and security of students, traders and other persons of Kashmiri origin, and other minorities, he said.

"They have been directed to take prompt and necessary action to prevent incidents of assault, threat, social boycotts and such other egregious acts against them," Akil was quoted as saying in an official release here.

On Friday, the Centre asked all states to ensure security of people belonging to Jammu and Kashmir amid reports that some of them were attacked in different parts of the country in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack on February 14, that ...