Overview
- Residents across Indian-controlled Kashmir are giving money, jewelry, utensils and even livestock through community stalls, Shia community centers called imambaras, and door-to-door volunteers.
- The Iranian Embassy in New Delhi posted a relief bank account for contributions, and it later thanked people in Kashmir for their support in a social media message.
- Women are handing over gold bangles and earrings, children are bringing piggy banks, and a girl named Shazia Batool said she gave her only pair of gold earrings.
- A regional legislator from Budgam said donors span Hindu, Sikh and Muslim families and reported contributions that include gold, silver, household items and, in some cases, cars.
- India’s foreign ministry says about 10,000 Indian students are in Iran, many from Kashmir, and the same legislator said students are being routed via Armenia and Russia to flights to Delhi.