April 15, 2017
Seven huts belonging to Rohingya Muslims were torched by miscreants in the Bhagwati Nagar area of Jammu on Friday, according to reports in the Kashmiri media.
The attack took place at around 3am. Victims say the arson attack took place very swiftly and the attackers fled before anybody could get whiff of the incident.
The incident took place days after Rakesh Gupta, President Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jammu called for stern action to identify and kill Rohingya refugees. Following his call, a refugee was severely assaulted in Patta Bohri, leading to widespread panic among the community in the Jammu area.
Calls to attack the Rohingyas has drawn widespread condemnation, especially from the Kashmiri community which has vowed solidarity with the refugees.
However, many Rohingyas have moved out of the Bhagwati Nagar area in recent days following threats from influential goons affiliated with nationalist outfits.
Local sources say the police is not investigating attacks against Rohingyas.
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