Srinagar, Jan. 1 -- Amid a spate of alleged attacks on Kashmiris across the country in recent weeks, the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Thursday wrote to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), seeking urgent intervention over what it termed systematic harassment, intimidation and violence against Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in several states.

In its letter to the NHRC Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian, the association highlighted that over the past ten days alone, more than a dozen incidents targeting Kashmiri traders and students have been reported, reflecting a dangerous and persistent pattern rather than isolated occurrences.

"Shawl sellers, many of whom have been conducting their trade peacefully f...