15 Hindu students injured after being attacked for celebrating Holi in
Pakistan Lahore.
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 7 (ANI): At least 15 Hindu students were
injured after being allegedly attacked by the Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT)
activists on Monday in Punjab University’s new campus when they were
celebrating Holi, Dawn reported.
A number of videos surfaced on the social networking platform which
showed that Hindu communities were being attacked by the IJT even after
the students got permission from the administration for the celebration of
Holi.
An application had been filed with the police for the registration of a case
against the attacker.
Some other videos also showed that the security guards were carrying
batons and beating the students and they were running from the scene,
reported Dawn.
Talking about the incident, Sindh Council General Secretary Kashif Brohi
said that the members of the Hindu community and the council had
organised a Holi celebration after getting permission from the university
administration.
He said the IJT activists started hurling threats after students had posted
invitations for the Holi celebration on their Facebook page.
He said on Monday morning the members of the Sindh Council and Hindu
community gathered outside PU law College to celebrate the Holi when the
IJT activists carrying guns and batons attacked them.
Brohi further added that the students later gathered to protest outside the
vice chancellor’s office when the security guards came there holding batons
and started beating them.
He said the security guards also bundled four to five students into their
vans, not allowing them to record their peaceful protest, according to
Dawn.
He said an application was submitted to the administration and police for
case registration against the IJT activists and security guards for torturing
them.
However, IJT spokesperson Ibrahim Shahid told Dawn that they did not
stop the Hindu community members from celebrating Holi. He further
stated that the attackers might have used their name but the IJT will not.
The IJT will ensure equality for minority community members to hold their
religious events.
He said the security guards might have attacked the students and IJT had
nothing to do with it.
He said they were holding Dars-i-Quran on the campus and were not
present there.
A PU spokesman said action would be taken against the students involved
in attacking minority community members, reported Dawn. (ANI)
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