Earlier today, around 20 girl students from the Valley locked themselves in one of the hostel rooms after a mob surrounded the hostel. Several students told The Indian Express that in the prevailing conditions they fear for their lives. Up to 3,000 Kashmiri students are currently studying in various colleges and institutes in Dehradun. While Dehradun police denied that any incident of violence against the Kashmiri students, videos of the students being hit before the police went viral on social media on Saturday. DG (law & order) Ashok Kumar told The Indian Express, “Since yesterday (Friday) police has been deployed near all institutes in Dehradun where Kashmiri students study.

Source: Indian Express February 16, 2019 16:36 UTC