FTN-1910 :: 1/5 :: India Doesn't Racially Profile Kashmiri Muslim

The arrest of two cricketers - who were in Bangalore to play the CK Naydu tournament - on suspicion carrying explosives, has touched a raw nerve in Kashmir. Under 22 Jammu and Kashmir team player, Pervaz Rasool was arrested by the police who say his bag contained traces of RDX. The bag has been sent to a forensic lab for testing and the report is likely to come out on Tuesday. On Monday, the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, batted for Rasool and called his arrest 'racial profiling'. The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association has now demanded an apology from the Bangalore Police.

The question that was being asked on CNN-IBN's Face The Nation was: Does simply being a Kashmiri Muslim invite suspicion?

To try and answer the question on the panel of experts was former DGP J-K, M M Khajuria; MP and senior leader of the National Conference, Mehboob Baig; model and actor Tariq Dar; and filmmaker Ashok Pandit.....

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