Case registered against 7 students for celebrating India’s defeat against Australia
Srinagar: Following a clash with students from outside the Union Territory over India’s defeat by Australia in the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final on November 19, seven Kashmiri students took admission in the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology. He has been arrested from Ganderbal of Jammu and Kashmir.
The students have been charged with public mischief and criminal intimidation under Section 13 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and sections 505 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). First Information Report (FIR) that ETV India was able to obtain.” The final of Cricket World Cup 2023 will be held on 19 November. of the University, against seven final year students of SKUAST – K (Shuhama Campus).
The Kashmiri students named by the complainant have been identified as Umar, Asif, Mohsin, Tauqeer, Khalid, Sameer and Ubaid. “Further investigation into the matter is currently underway.” Student Sachin has filed a complaint alleging that seven Kashmiri students enrolled in the university’s Department of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry “misbehaved” and “threatened” him because he supported India.
“They also threatened me to keep quiet otherwise I would be shot,” the complaint further alleges. Further, the complainant said that after the game, the accused students raised pro-Pakistan slogans (Jeeve Jeeve Pakistan), “which created fear among the students outside the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.” There have been previous instances of clashes between local and non-local students over a cricket match in an educational institution in Jammu and Kashmir.
In 2021, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act was enacted. Jammu and Kashmir Police had taken action to arrest medical college staff and students who were celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India in the T20 World Cup. Earlier, in 2016, there was an argument between students of National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar after India’s victory.
Defeat against West Indies in T20 World Cup semi-finals. Violent clashes broke out after non-local students accused local Kashmiri students of cheering India’s defeat. When the dispute went out of control, the police fired tear gas shells and lathicharged on the campus. Students from outside the Kashmir Valley also demanded the relocation of the institute’s campus as a result of the incident.
