Help poured in from all sectors after Centre asked all states to ensure safety and security of the students and people from Jammu and Kashmir living in their areas in the wake of threats to them in some parts of the country.
From CRPF Madadgaar – a helpline launched to help Kashmiri people in distress – to Delhi police to eminent journalists to activists to ordinary citizens, all came forward to help protect Kashmiri students who were allegedly threatened after the terrorist attack in Pulwama in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed.
CRPF, Delhi Police Offer Help to Kashmiri Students
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Ordinary Citizens Open Their Hearts to Help Kashmiri Students
A Home Ministry official said there have been some reports of students and other residents of Jammu and Kashmir experiencing threats and intimidation. "Therefore, the Home Ministry today issued an advisory to all states/UTs to take necessary measures to ensure their safety and security," the official said.
Some Kashmiri youths studying in the Uttarakhand capital, Dehradun, have alleged that they were harassed and have been asked by their landlords to vacate accommodations fearing attacks on their properties in the aftermath of the attack.
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