Kashmiri doctor harassed, communal slurs hurled in GMC Jammu hostel
Jammu: A Kashmiri doctor, pursuing postgraduate studies at Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, was harassed and targeted with communal slurs by fellow doctors.
According to Kashmir Media Service, reports says Dr Hilal, a first-year PG student from Kulgam, returned from night duty to find his hostel room vandalized.
“Some drunk doctors broke the door of his hostel room and started abusing Kashmiris,” said Dr Moomin Khan, Vice President of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the All India Medical Students Association (AIMSA), while speaking to the media.
Dr Moomin said this was not an isolated incident. “It keeps happening, but this incident needs official attention. Today they broke the door; tomorrow, they might come inside the room, and God knows what next. We want an investigation into the incident so that such incidents are not repeated,” he said.
He added that the college administration had met the victim and that AIMSA had sought CCTV footage to help identify those involved. “We have sought the CCTV footage so that the culprits can be identified,” Dr. Moomin said.
Meanwhile, AIMSA Vice President, Dr Mohammad Moomin Khan strongly condemned the attack. KMS—12A
