A case of road rage quickly reached another level when local youths from Pune thrashed a Kashmiri youth after finding out that he is from Jammu and Kashmir. 'Tuze Kashmir Bhej Denge (We will send you back to Kashmir)', is what the local youths threatened the Kashmiri youth while beating him up in the middle of the road.
A case of road rage quickly reached another level when local youths from Pune thrashed a Kashmiri youth after finding out that he is from Jammu and Kashmir. 'Tuze Kashmir Bhej Denge (We will send you back to Kashmir)', is what the local youths threatened the Kashmiri youth while beating him up in the middle of the road.
The incident took place at around 10.30 pm on Thursday night near Girija hotel on Tilak road. Jibraan Nazir Dar, the 23-year-old is a media professional and he has been living in Pune from last one and half years. Jibraan has sustained fracture on his left hand and multiple bruises on his body after he was attacked by local youths.
After the terror attack in Pulwama in which 40 Central Railway Police Force (CRPF) personnel lost their lives, there have been reports from some parts of the country that the Kashmiri people are being targeted by locals. Jibraan however, stated that it was not an organised attack on him and the incident initially started with road rage.
Speaking about the incident, Jibraan said, "I was riding my two-wheeler Tilak road. When I halted at the red signal near Girija hotel, a couple of men on a two-wheeler were constantly honking at me. I told them that the signal was red and I would not go ahead."
"The rider saw my number plate which has Himachal Pradesh passing and he told me that they will send me to Himachal Pradesh if I argue with them. However, when I told them that I am not from Himachal Pradesh but from Jammu and Kashmir, they suddenly got furious and got down from their vehicle. Before I could realise what was happening, they started thrashing me," he said.
According to Jibraan, the duo called few friends of their and they all joined them in beating him up. While they were leaving from the spot, Jibraan managed to note down the vehicle registration number of one of their vehicle and he went to the police station.
When contacted inspector Ashok Kadam, in charge of Swargate police station, he said, "We are in process of registering a complaint against the youths. We are including Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 279 (rash driving), 337 (Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) against those men."
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