Kangra, Feb. 5 -- A Kashmiri shawl seller was allegedly harassed in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra and accused of carrying an AK-47 rifle instead of shawls on Sunday, February 1.

Surjeet Rajput Guleria livestreamed the entire incident on Facebook and is known to post similar videos in which he claims to "check" the identities of hawkers and tells those with Muslim names that they are not permitted to conduct business in the area.

The Kashmiri shawl seller, Mohammed Ramzan, was allegedly threatened and given an ultimatum to leave the state.

According to Article 14, the police had called Ramzan for details of the harassment. "They assured me that the accused will be summoned, but didn't register any FIR (first information report)," Ramzan sai...