Srinagar, April 24 -- The J&K Students Association has raised alarm over what it calls a "growing wave of targeted violence" against Kashmiri students outside the region. According to the association's national convenor, Nasir Khuehami, multiple distress calls have been received from students in Dehradun, Chandigarh, Noida, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.

"The situation is becoming increasingly grim. Kashmiri students are being intimidated, labelled as terrorists, and physically assaulted. In Dehradun, a video circulated by the Hindu Raksha Dal warned Kashmiri Muslim students to leave the city by 10 am today," Khuehami said.

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