Mohali: The Punjab Police have started probing an incident in which three Kashmiri students were ‘allegedly’ assaulted inside a housing society in Kharar late on Monday evening.
The assailants have not been identified so far.
A friend of the victim said the incident took place in Kharar’s Prime City at around 7 pm on Monday.
He said around 30 people entered the society and assaulted his friends. The entire incident, according to him, lasted 20 to 30 minutes, Indian Express quoted.
“The students were also threatened of dire consequences in case they lodged any police complaint. But we lodged a complaint and police have assured us proper action,” he revealed.
The students who were beaten up did not wish to be named.
Two of them study in a private university near Mandi Gobindgarh, while the third is a student of a private college.
Kharar DSP Bikram Brar said they will investigate the incident and take appropriate action as per law.
