Kolkata: Five persons have been arrested for assaulting a Kashmiri shawl trader in West Bengal’s Nadia district, police said on Thursday.
Jawed Ahmed Khan, 27, was assaulted by a group of people in Taherpur area on February 18 but he was rescued, a police officer said.
He said Khan’s safety was being ensured.
The attack took place four days after a suicide bomber killed 40 CRPF troopers in Kashmir.
–IANS