8 detained during peaceful gathering against attacks on Kashmiris in Kerala

Eight activists were detained by the Kerala police in Kochi on Tuesday, April 29, for holding a peaceful gathering by Friends of Palestine against hostilities faced by several Kashmiris across India.

There have been several attacks and online abuse against Kashmiris, in the aftermath of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that killed atleast 26 people,



including a local man who worked as a pony wallah.

Organiser of the gathering, Rejaz M Sheeba Sydeek, told Maktoob Media that although he tried to persuade the police that they would peacefully protest against the ‘collective punishment’ faced by Kashmiris, the station house officer (SHO) of Eranakulam Town South police station refused permission.