Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Kashmiri Vendor Assaulted in Uttarakhand
A man named Bilal Ganie from Kashmir was selling shawls in Uttarakhand when some men stopped him.
They asked him to say some words he didn't want to, and when he refused, they hit him and said mean things.
Someone recorded the whole thing and put it online.
Bilal is scared and doesn't want to press charges because he's afraid of what might happen.
He goes to Uttarakhand every winter to sell shawls because there's not much work in his hometown during that time.
The police are looking into what happened, and they have identified the men in the video and taken them into custody.
They said they will take strict legal action against the guilty.
Bilal Ahmed Ganie, a Kashmiri shawl vendor, was assaulted by a group of men allegedly associated with a Hindutva organization in Kashipur, Uttarakhand.
The assailants demanded that Ganie chant 'Bharat Mata ki jai' and beat him when he refused, saying he would instead say 'Hindustan Zindabad'.
A video of the assault was widely shared on Instagram before being removed by the police due to its sensitive nature.
Ganie lodged a complaint but is reluctant to pursue the case due to fear of reprisal and the need to return to Kashmir.
The police have identified and taken into custody the men seen in the viral video and are conducting a thorough investigation.
- Who
- Bilal Ahmed Ganie, a Kashmiri shawl vendor, and a group of men allegedly associated with a Hindutva organization
- What
- Assault and humiliation of Bilal Ganie for refusing to chant 'Bharat Mata ki jai'
- When
- Monday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Kashipur, Uttarakhand
- Why
- The assailants targeted Ganie for his identity as a Kashmiri and his refusal to chant their slogans
- Victim's Name
- Bilal Ahmed Ganie
- Victim's Occupation
- Shawl vendor
- Location of Incident
- Kashipur, Uttarakhand
- Date of Incident
- Monday (specific date not mentioned)
- Assailants' Group
- Allegedly associated with a Hindutva organization
- Victim's Hometown
- Kupwara, Kashmir
- Victim's Annual Earnings
- Rs 60,000 in three months
- Status of FIR
- Registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
