Overview
- Kaithal police registered a suo motu FIR under BNS Sections 196(1), 299 and 353(1) after a video showed a vendor being threatened and told to chant slogans, with the accused yet to be identified.
- In Fatehabad, video footage shows a man grabbing a Kashmiri vendor and demanding he chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, and police say the vendor has been asked to file a formal complaint as an inquiry continues.
- In Himachal’s Bilaspur (Ghumarwin), an FIR was filed on Abdul Ahad Khan’s complaint alleging assault and destruction of goods by three masked men; CCTV is being reviewed and injuries were described as simple.
- Police in both states say teams and raids are underway to trace suspects, and Haryana officials conveyed that arrests are expected once identities are established.
- The JKSA wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah citing at least 18 Himachal cases this year, welcomed quick action in Kaithal, and leaders from Kashmir-based parties publicly condemned the incidents.