India, Jan. 30 -- A Kashmiri shawl seller and his younger brother, who were attacked in Dehradun's Vikasnagar area on January 28, were not assaulted because of their identity but over a misunderstanding, a police officer said on Friday.

The officer also said that only one person, a 50-year-old shopkeeper, Sanjay Yadav, was involved in the incident. Yadav was arrested on Thursday after Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah spoke to his counterpart, Pushkar Singh Dhami, and sought strict action against the perpetrators.

In his January 28 complaint to the police, Danish (18) said he was in the Vikasnagar area with his younger brother, Tabiz (17), to sell shawls. "When we went to buy snacks from a shop, the shopkeeper asked about o...