A 24-year-old Kashmiri student was assaulted by a group of four youths in AECS Layout near HAL in southeast Bengaluru on March 20 deccanherald reported.

Absar Zahoor Dhar, from Srinagar in Kashmir, suffered grievous injuries to his hand, head and face.

According to the report of Deccan Herald he was having coffee at Madouk Cafe, a group of four to five people, one of whom identified himself as Nithin, approached Dhar and accused him of eve-teasing. Dhar politely refuted the allegation, following which Nithin and his associates warned him and left the cafe.

The next day, when Dhar was at an ice-cream parlour in AECS Layout, the accused, armed ith iron rods, dragged him out of the shop and began assaulting him without any provocation.

“I am living in fear and not attending college as the assailants roam free in front of my house as if nothing has happened,” said Dhar. (PTK)