The Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered two separate cases under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against s...
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered two separate cases under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against students who celebrated Pakistan cricket team’s victory over India in the T20 World Cup match, reported Kashmir Dot Com, a Srinagar-based news agency.
India had lost to Pakistan by 10 wickets in the match held on Sunday evening in Dubai.
Unidentified officials told the news agency that the police have taken notice of two such incidents in Srinagar district. One of them happened at a hostel of the Sher-I-Kashmir Institute Of Medical Sciences in the Soura area, while another took place at the Government Medical College hostel in Karan Nagar.
The students have also been charged under Section 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code.
The police have filed a first information report against the students at the Government Medical College hostel “who were crying and dancing” after Pakistan won the match, according to the news agency.
Unidentified officials said that the accused persons have not yet been identified and the police were conducting an investigation.
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