Hyderabad, Feb. 13 -- A 32-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller identified as Fareed Ahmad was brutally beaten up and robbed by a group of people in Punjab's Kapurthala district, sparking outrage and fear among Kashmiri traders operating across the Indian states.

According to reports, Fareed Ahmad resident of Kralpora village of Kupwara district was severely beaten, punched, slapped and dragged by the assailants, leaving him injured and in distressed condition.

His merchandise including expensive collections of pashmina shawls, cash and a mobile phone were looted.

After the attack, the victim accompanied by several other Kashmiri merchants released a video statement that surfaced on social media on Wednesday, February 12, narrating the bruta...