Hyderabad, Feb. 4 -- The 17-year-old Kashmiri boy, who suffered serious head injuries when a shopkeeper hit him and his friend with an iron rod inUttarakhand's Dehradun district, said they were targeted for being Muslims.

Tabish Khan, whose video went viral on social media platforms, spoke to FOEJ, refuting the claims of Reena Yadav, wife of prime accused Sanjay Yadav, that he and his other friend made suggestive remarks and used "bad language."

"I did not even see her. I came to know about her allegations through the news. She is like my grandmother," he said.

Tabish and his friend Danish, who are Kashmiri shawl vendors, had come to Yadav's shop to buy some snacks. "We called Uncle Ji Uncle Ji many times, but no one came. We thought t...