22-04-2025, 01:22 PM
Ghuda gripped by protests following death of Gulnar Malhotra
20 March 5633
Thousands of protestors have gathered in the streets of the Solentian capital Ghuda following the death of 63-year-old market trader Gulnar Malhotra. Demonstrations erupted across the city overnight, after it emerged she had died following injuries sustained while in police custody. According to reports, Malhotra was detained by the police because she was deemed to be selling textiles without a license.
Ghuda’s two universities, located only a few streets apart, have been at the centre of the demonstrations. Less than two weeks after thirteen people were killed in a terrorist attack at Dhaafir al-Salehi University, students gathered to demand justice for Malhotra, and wider political reform in the country.
In response to the protests, security forces have gathered in large numbers throughout the city. In the main square in the University of Ghuda, police used tear gas and rubber bullets to attempt to disperse the assembled crowds. Khog Noorani, the country’s president, issued a statement warning protestors that “violence would not be tolerated”.
The perceived brutality of the police’s treatment of an elderly woman, compared with their failure to prevent the attack on Dhaafir al-Salehi University earlier this month, has served as a symbol of the impotence of Noorani’s government. When combined with the high rates of unemployment and inflation across the country, the events have severely undermined Solentia’s long-serving president.
20 March 5633
Thousands of protestors have gathered in the streets of the Solentian capital Ghuda following the death of 63-year-old market trader Gulnar Malhotra. Demonstrations erupted across the city overnight, after it emerged she had died following injuries sustained while in police custody. According to reports, Malhotra was detained by the police because she was deemed to be selling textiles without a license.
Ghuda’s two universities, located only a few streets apart, have been at the centre of the demonstrations. Less than two weeks after thirteen people were killed in a terrorist attack at Dhaafir al-Salehi University, students gathered to demand justice for Malhotra, and wider political reform in the country.
In response to the protests, security forces have gathered in large numbers throughout the city. In the main square in the University of Ghuda, police used tear gas and rubber bullets to attempt to disperse the assembled crowds. Khog Noorani, the country’s president, issued a statement warning protestors that “violence would not be tolerated”.
The perceived brutality of the police’s treatment of an elderly woman, compared with their failure to prevent the attack on Dhaafir al-Salehi University earlier this month, has served as a symbol of the impotence of Noorani’s government. When combined with the high rates of unemployment and inflation across the country, the events have severely undermined Solentia’s long-serving president.