Dharamshala, Dec. 31 -- Bilaspur police have registered an FIR after a Kashmiri shawl seller was allegedly assaulted and his goods were destroyed in the Ghumarwin area of the district, officials said. According to police officials, the FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by Abdul Ahad Khan, a Kupwara resident. Abdul reported the alleged assault at the police station, following which his statement was recorded. A case has been registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2) and 324(4) of the BNS at Ghumarwin police station, said officials. "I was on my way to my daily work on Sunday when I was attacked near Kuthera village in Ghumarwin tehsil by three people whose faces were covered. They did not ask me anything and assaulted me. They destroyed the garments meant for sale, including shawls, worth Rs.20,000. I fled the spot," said Abdul. Bilaspur superintendent of police Sandeep Dhawal, said, "The matter was reported to us and after which an FIR was registered. We are now trying to trace the individuals." After the incident, a group of Kashmiri shawl sellers in Bilaspur, in a video on Monday, alleged harassment and threats while carrying out their work. They said that they often face harassment while doing their work and are told to stop working here. "One man on a motorcycle stopped me and checked my documents. He later said that you should go back and not work here," said a shawl-seller, Ghulam Mohammad, in a video. HT, however, could not verify the authenticity of the video. "These Kashmiri shawl sellers, who have been working in Himachal for decades, are now being harassed, assaulted, and threatened to leave, despite having proper verification," said Nasir Khuehami, national convener of Jammu and JKSA. Meanwhile, the association welcomed the swift and decisive action taken by the Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini in the alleged incident of assault of a Kashmiri vendor in Kaithal. The police had lodged an FIR after taking suo motu cognisance of the matter....