JAMMU, Feb. 4 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah, on Tuesday, expressed concern over alleged harassment of Kashmiris outside Jammu and Kashmir and said that such incidents should be effectively checked.

"At the recent north zone chief ministers' conference, I talked on this issue and also requested the home minister that harassment of Kashmiris outside J&K, be they students or traders, should stop forthwith," the CM told mediapersons outside legislative assembly here.

Abdullah expressed his gratitude to the Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for quick action following a recent brutal assault on a Kashmiri shawl vendor.

"I am thankful to the Uttarakhand CM for his quick action in the case. An FIR was lodged and arrests were als...