J&K: Two UAPA cases registered against students who celebrated Pakistan’s victory

Srinagar: According to Kashmir Dot Com, a Srinagar-based news agency, The Jammu and Kashmir have registered two separate cases under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against students of medical colleges who celebrated Pakistan cricket team’s victory over India in the T20 World Cup match.

India had lost to Pakistan by 10 wickets. Under the anti-terror law, Hostel wardens and management of the Government Medical College in Karan Nagar and the Sher E Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Soura of Srinagar district have also been booked, according to media reports.

According to ANI, first information report (FIR) against the medical students by Kashmir Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar has been filed. The FIR also includes charges under Section 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code.

The police filed the case against the students at the Government Medical College hostel “who were crying and dancing” after Pakistan won the match, according to Kashmir Dot Com. Unidentified officials said that the accused persons have not yet been identified and the police were conducting an investigation.

The police officials are looking into purported videos of the incident. However, many videos which have surfaced are from 2017, according to the police.

Punjab College incident

Yesterday some Kashmiri students were allegedly attacked at an engineering college in Punjab.

“We were watching the match here. UP waale barged in. We came here to study. We are also Indian. You can see what was done to us. Are we not Indians? So what does Modi say?” one of the Kashmiri students said, while showing around the damage done to a room.

Punjab police officials arrived at the college campus soon after and said that situation at Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering and Technology was brought under control.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi to look into the matter and reassure Kashmiri students.

“It is distressing to hear about the incidents of physical & verbal assault against some Kashmiri students in a college in Punjab last night. I request @CHARANJITCHANNI ji to direct @PunjabPoliceInd to look in to this & also to reassure the students studying in Punjab,” Mr Abdullah tweeted.

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Both sides apologised to each other in front of police and college authorities this morning.

Earlier, students shared videos showing broken chairs, upturned beds in their hostel rooms and also the hits taken on their bodies. The videos have been doing the rounds on social media.

Another set of pictures showed a group of men, with stumps in hand, going on a rampage after India lost the match to Pakistan.

This was the first time in history that Pakistan beat India in a World Cup encounter.