Kashmiri artiste Aadil Gurezi, who was abruptly asked to leave his Versova apartment by his broker earlier this month, was on Sunday assured by Commissioner of Police Sanjay Barve that he was safe in the city. Gurezi, who had been residing in the house for the last year and a half, was told to vacate it after he returned from Kashmir on September 3.

"I went to Kashmir on August 1 and upon returning, was told by my roommates to vacate the apartment. Brokers Dinesh Rajpoot and Rasheed Ali Khan had transferred the rent agreement to my roommate's name. I called Rajpoot who told me to find another house claiming 'Kashmiri logo ka kuchh problem hua hai' [There has been some problem with Kashmiris]", Gurezi told mid-day.