The roots of this decades-long conflict between India and Pakistan go back to the turbulent partition of 1947.

Among those who have faced hostility are students from Jammu and Kashmir. The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association has documented 18 such incidents so far, concentrated in states such as Punjab, Chandigarh,

The over ground workers (terrorist sympathisers) revealed that they recced at least three other locations, including the Aru and Betaab valleys, but did not target them due to presence of high security.