Another incident of assault on Kashmiri student has been reported in Haryana. A student from Kashmir’s Sopore area was allegedly beaten up by some fellow students near the campus of a private university in Haryana’s Ambala district, police said.

Earlier this month, two university students, residents of Jammu and Kashmir, were allegedly beaten up by some people in Haryana’s Mahendragarh.

The 19-year-old student, who studies radiology, was allegedly thrashed by a group of fellow students in Mullana town in Ambala on Wednesday after which the university ordered suspension of one of the accused.

“The student, who is pursuing an undergraduate course in radiology in the university located in Mullana town (near Ambala) and the other group of students had entered into an argument over some matter earlier,” SHO, Mullana Police Station, Inspector Rajesh Kumar said over phone.

The student from Kashmir sustained a minor injury on his nose while the main accused suffered some scratches on his back, he said.

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Kumar said the university administration had ordered the suspension of one of the youths allegedly involved in the incident. The SHO stated that the victim has not filed a police complaint yet.

After Wednesday’s incident, students from Kashmir enrolled in the varsity began a protest. However, after assurance from authorities concerned about their safety and security, they dispersed.

Earlier on 2 February, two university students from Jammu and Kashmir were beaten up by some people in Mahendergarh, following which three accused were arrested.

The police had claimed that a verbal duel took place between the complainants and two locals, after their motorcycles were involved in a minor accident.

The students, identified as Geography students at the Haryana’s Central University, offered the Friday prayers and then went to the market. The two boys were in the market when the incident took place.

“After offering prayers when we went to the market some people surrounded us. It seems they were following us. The moment we stopped our bike at Masani chowk, they came from behind and started beating us mercilessly,” NDTV quoted the students as saying.

They were allegedly beaten up with bricks and helmets. Haryana Police had taken a cognizance and filed a case has against the attackers.

An FIR was filed under sections 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) of the Indian Penal Code.