Three Kashmiri students granted bail in T20 World Cup case: Why they were charged with sedition and jailed for five months
2 years, 11 months ago

Three Kashmiri students granted bail in T20 World Cup case: Why they were charged with sedition and jailed for five months

Firstpost  

Arsheed Yusuf, Inayat Altaf Sheikh and Showkat Ahmed Ganai were arrested under the sedition law for sending pro-Pakistan messages on WhatsApp following the country’s win over India in last year’s T20 World Cup match “The unity of India is not made of bamboo reeds which will bend to the passing winds of empty slogans. The foundations of our nation are more enduring.” With these words, Judge Ajay Bhanot of the Allahabad High Court granted bail to three Kashmiri students, who had been held on sedition charges for their comments following the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match in October last year. 3 Kashmiri students who were arrestd & booked under Sedition Chrges for cheering pak aftr India Pakistan match roughed up in police presence by the right wing actvists after they were produced in the court in Agra, UP@MuzamilJALEEL @yashjournals @AakashHassan @GowharGeelani pic.twitter.com/L28Xi3ExWn — Nasir Khuehami October 28, 2021 It was also reported that the three students did not find legal representation. Every citizen of the country is the custodian, and the State is the sentinel of the unity of India and the constitutional values of the nation.” Reacting to the bail order, Nasir Khuehami, the national spokesperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Students’ Association, was quoted as telling the Indian Express: “The three have suffered a great deal, from being roughed up at the Agra Sessions Court to facing recurrent delays in hearing of their case.

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Delhi riots case: court asks police to reply to Khalid’s bail plea by August 29
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi riots case: court asks police to reply to Khalid’s bail plea by August 29

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the police’s response on the bail plea of former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid in an Unlawful Activities Act case related to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 communal riots. The court will then hear Mr. Khalid’s bail plea and the bail pleas of other co-accused in the case, including …

Kashmir students accused of terror for ‘celebrating’ India World Cup loss
1 year, 3 months ago

Kashmir students accused of terror for ‘celebrating’ India World Cup loss

Al Jazeera  

Police have arrested seven students and charged them under a tough anti-terrorism law after India’s defeat to Australia. Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have arrested seven students under a stringent terror law for allegedly celebrating India’s defeat in the cricket World Cup finals earlier this month, drawing severe criticism. The non-local students at SKUAST’s Shuhama campus in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district …

7 Kashmiri students arrested under tough law for rejoicing India World Cup loss
1 year, 3 months ago

7 Kashmiri students arrested under tough law for rejoicing India World Cup loss

India Today  

Seven students of a university in Jammu and Kashmir were arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for allegedly raising anti-India slogans and celebrating the Indian cricket team's loss in the World Cup 2023 final, officials said on Monday. POLITICIANS REACT TO STUDENTS' ARREST A secion of politicians, including the former J-K chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, have …

‘No Evidence Of Handling Of Arms Or Joining Classes For Radical Teaching On Religious Lines’: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Kashmiri Youth In UAPA Case
1 year, 10 months ago

‘No Evidence Of Handling Of Arms Or Joining Classes For Radical Teaching On Religious Lines’: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Kashmiri Youth In UAPA Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has granted bail to a 22-year-old Kashmiri Youth in a UAPA case, observing that there was no evidence of handling of arms or joining of any classes for radical teaching on religious lines by him. Special NIA judge Shailendar Malik of Patiala House Courts granted bail to Mateen Ahmed Bhatt who was arrested on October 13, 2021.“…I …

Three Kashmiri students arrested for celebrating' Pakistan cricket team win released from jail in Uttar Pradesh
2 years, 10 months ago

Three Kashmiri students arrested for celebrating' Pakistan cricket team win released from jail in Uttar Pradesh

Firstpost  

Agra: Three Kashmiri students, who were booked under sedition and cyber terrorism charges for allegedly celebrating Pakistani win in a cricket match last year, walked out of the district jail here after completing legal formalities, a students’ association said on Tuesday. The students, who were arrested in October last year, had secured bail on March 30 from the Allahabad High …

2020 Delhi riots: Court denies bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid
3 years ago

2020 Delhi riots: Court denies bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid

Firstpost  

During the arguments, the accused told the court that the prosecution lacked the evidence to prove its case against him. New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday denied bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case of a larger conspiracy in connection with Delhi riots during February 2020. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat had reserved the order on …

Umar Khalid, accused in Delhi riots case, denied bail
3 years ago

Umar Khalid, accused in Delhi riots case, denied bail

India TV News  

Highlights A Delhi court today denied bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid He's denied bail in a case of larger conspiracy in connection with Delhi riots during Feb 2020 Khalid and several others have been booked under the anti-terror law UAPA A Delhi court on Thursday denied bail to former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid in a case …

Kashmir men spend over 100 days in jail for cheering Pakistan win
3 years, 1 month ago

Kashmir men spend over 100 days in jail for cheering Pakistan win

Al Jazeera  

Three Kashmiri students languish in jail for celebrating Pakistan’s win against India at the T20 cricket World Cup in October. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – The families of three Kashmiri students, who have spent more than three months in jail for celebrating the Pakistan cricket team’s win over India, have appealed for their release. Arsheed Yousuf, Inayat Altaf and Showkat Ahmad …

Sedition Case: Judicial Remand of Kashmiri Students Extended Till 7 Dec
3 years, 3 months ago

Sedition Case: Judicial Remand of Kashmiri Students Extended Till 7 Dec

The Quint  

The trio were booked on 26 October under the Indian Penal Code sections 153-A and 505, and 66-F of the Information Technology Act. Meanwhile, the Allahabad High Court has fixed 10 December as the next date of hearing for the case, which seeks a transfer for Agra to Mathura, reported Times of India. Representing them in the case is Mathura …

Mehbooba Mufti writes to PM Modi over arrest of Kashmiri students
3 years, 4 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti writes to PM Modi over arrest of Kashmiri students

Op India  

PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has requested Prime Minister Modi to intervene in the matter of the arrests of three Kashmiri students in Agra for celebrating the win of the Pakistan cricket team against India in the T20 world cup. PDP President @MehboobaMufti writes to PM Modi regarding the arrests of three Kashmiri students in Agra for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s win …

Families of Kashmiri students charged with sedition in UP over pro-Pakistan slogans wracked with worry
3 years, 4 months ago

Families of Kashmiri students charged with sedition in UP over pro-Pakistan slogans wracked with worry

Firstpost  

Although no one was willing to speak on the record, many students in the Valley felt the action taken by authorities was “too harsh" On Wednesday night, Showkat Ahmad, a 21-year-old Kashmiri student Agra’s RBS Engineering College, finally called his family. Ahmad is one among the three Kashmiri students booked for sedition by Agra police for posting “congratulatory status on …

UP: Kashmiri students held over pro-Pak slogans booked for sedition, sent to 14-day judicial custody
3 years, 4 months ago

UP: Kashmiri students held over pro-Pak slogans booked for sedition, sent to 14-day judicial custody

India TV News  

Three Kashmiri students arrested in Agra for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans were on Thursday booked for sedition, Uttar Pradesh Police officials said. The three students, two of them aged 20 and one 21, were also remanded in 14-day judicial custody by an Agra court, the officials said. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath earlier in the day had said the …

Kashmiri students held over pro-Pakistan slogans in UP booked for sedition, sent to 14-day judicial custody
3 years, 4 months ago

Kashmiri students held over pro-Pakistan slogans in UP booked for sedition, sent to 14-day judicial custody

Firstpost  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath earlier in the day had said the sedition law will be invoked against those celebrating Pakistan’s victory against India in the recent T20 World Cup match Noida: Three Kashmiri students arrested in Agra for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans were on Thursday booked for sedition, Uttar Pradesh Police officials said. The three students, two of …

India-Pak T20 Match: UAPA Charges Against J&K Students Are Part of Larger Trend
3 years, 4 months ago

India-Pak T20 Match: UAPA Charges Against J&K Students Are Part of Larger Trend

The Quint  

Other viral clips flooding the Internet shows what appears to be a hostel mess of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Srinagar, where students are seen cheerfully going about in the hall, laughing, shouting, and whistling. But it is not precisely clear if the atmosphere of the rapture is particularly about the Pakistani victory, even though in other clips some students …

Kashmir students face terror law for cheering Pakistan win
3 years, 4 months ago

Kashmir students face terror law for cheering Pakistan win

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir are investigating students and staff at two medical colleges under a harsh anti-terror law for celebrating India’s loss to archrival Pakistan in a T20 World Cup cricket game, officials said Tuesday. Minutes after Pakistan won the match, hundreds of people in Kashmir danced in the streets, lit firecrackers and chanted “Long live Pakistan” …

Scuffle between Kashmiri, UP, Bihar students at Punjab institute after India-Pakistan cricket match
3 years, 4 months ago

Scuffle between Kashmiri, UP, Bihar students at Punjab institute after India-Pakistan cricket match

India TV News  

A scuffle broke out between some Kashmiri students and those from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at an engineering institute in Punjab's Sangrur district following a T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan, police said on Monday. Some students hailing from Kashmir and others belonging to UP and Bihar were watching the match in their respective rooms at Bhai Gurdas …

2016 JNU Sedition Case: Delhi Court Orders Supply Of Chargesheet To Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid And Ors
4 years ago

2016 JNU Sedition Case: Delhi Court Orders Supply Of Chargesheet To Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid And Ors

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Monday granted bail to all the accused persons in the 2016 JNU Sedition case involving former JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya along with other 7 co accused persons who were summoned by the Court last month. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma granted bail to 7 accused persons namely Aquib Hussain, Mujeeb …

'No Public Eye-Witness, Disclosure Statement Carries No Meaning', Delhi Court Grants Bail To 17 Yr Old Student in Delhi Riots case
4 years, 4 months ago

'No Public Eye-Witness, Disclosure Statement Carries No Meaning', Delhi Court Grants Bail To 17 Yr Old Student in Delhi Riots case

Live Law  

The Karkardooma Court on Saturday granted bail to a 17-year-old student, in a case related to the communal violence in NE Delhi which took place in February 2020. Court's Observations The Court observed that injured Sajid in his statement, did not identify or name the present applicant/accused Kazim. The Court also noted, "Apart from a disclosure statement, which by itself …

Court Dismisses Bail Plea of Law Student in Delhi Riots Case
4 years, 6 months ago

Court Dismisses Bail Plea of Law Student in Delhi Riots Case

News 18  

A Delhi court Tuesday dismissed a bail application of an accused, arrested in two cases related to communal violence in north east Delhi in February, saying he should have been more vigilant towards his conduct being a law student. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav dismissed the bail pleas of Tanveer Malik in cases related to two persons receiving gunshot injuries …

'Safety And Security Of Country Gets Priority Over All' : Hubli Court Denies Bail To Kashmiri Students Accused Of Sedition [Read Order]
5 years ago

'Safety And Security Of Country Gets Priority Over All' : Hubli Court Denies Bail To Kashmiri Students Accused Of Sedition [Read Order]

Live Law  

An Additional District Judge at Hubli, on Monday rejected the bail application filed by three Kashmiri students arrested on charges of Sedition, for posting Pro-Pakistan video, on social media. Judge Gangadhara K N, while denying bail to Basit Aashiq Sofi,, Talib Majeed, and Amir Mohi Uddin Wani,, said "The safety and security of this Country gets priority over all. The …

Hubballi Sedition: Kashmiri Students’ Judicial Custody Extended
5 years, 1 month ago

Hubballi Sedition: Kashmiri Students’ Judicial Custody Extended

The Quint  

The judicial custody of the three Kashmiri students charged with sedition was extended till 7 March by a Hubballi court which on Monday, 2 March, heard the objections to the bail plea. The Hubli bar association had on Thursday, 27 February, withdrawn the resolution passed that no advocate should appear for the 3 Kashmiri booked for sedition in Hubballi, ANI …

3 Kashmiri students booked for pro-Pakistan slogans in Hubli, sent to judicial custody
5 years, 1 month ago

3 Kashmiri students booked for pro-Pakistan slogans in Hubli, sent to judicial custody

India TV News  

Three Kashmiri students of KLE Institute of Technology, who had been charged with sedition for allegedly chanting pro-Pakistan slogans in their hostel room in Hubli, were sent to judicial custody on Monday, till March 2. The accused students were produced before a court in Hubli on Monday amid protests by lawyers and activists of Hindu organisations. Kashmiri engineering students who …

3 engineering Kashmiri students, held in sedition case, re-arrested
5 years, 1 month ago

3 engineering Kashmiri students, held in sedition case, re-arrested

India Today  

The three Kashmiri engineering students a college here facing sedition charges were arrested again on Monday after protests broke out against the police for releasing them on execution of a bond under Section 169 of CrPC. The trio, students of a private engineering college, were arrested on Saturday for raising pro-Pakistan slogans and posting it on social media on the …

Karnataka: Three Kashmiri students arrested on sedition charges granted bail
5 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka: Three Kashmiri students arrested on sedition charges granted bail

India TV News  

Three Kashmiri engineering students who had been charged with sedition for allegedly chanting pro-Pakistan slogans in their hostel room in Hubli were on Sunday granted bail after furnishing a bond under Section 169 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The three students in Hubli were on Saturday charged with sedition, after police arrested them on basis of a complaint from a …

Three engineering students from Kashmir arrested for sedition in Karantaka's Hubballi district for 'pro-Pakistan' video
5 years, 1 month ago

Three engineering students from Kashmir arrested for sedition in Karantaka's Hubballi district for 'pro-Pakistan' video

Firstpost  

Police said, according to preliminary information, the students are from Shopian in Kashmir and action has been taken on the basis of a complaint from the college management. Bengaluru: Three students from Kashmir studying at a private engineering college in Hubballi district of Karnataka were arrested on sedition charges for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans and posting a video of it …

Aligarh: Court rejects bail plea of AMU student Md Talib arrested for February 12 violence
6 years, 1 month ago

Aligarh: Court rejects bail plea of AMU student Md Talib arrested for February 12 violence

Op India  

The bail plea of Aligarh Muslim University student Mohammad Talib who was charged for vandalism and promoting enmity during the February 12 campus violence, has been rejected by the court. After the dismissal of the bail plea, a large number of students gathered at Bab-e-Syed gate and started protesting which continued for about three hours. Prosecution Officer Indrajeet Pal who …

Kashmiri student beaten up during fight at Greater Noida college; over 350 Indians, Afghans booked
6 years, 5 months ago

Kashmiri student beaten up during fight at Greater Noida college; over 350 Indians, Afghans booked

India TV News  

A Kashmiri student was beaten up after a fight broke out between groups of Indian and Afghanistan students at a private university in Greater Noida Thursday, prompting the police to book over 350 students for rioting and related offences, officials said. The scuffle follows another incident which was reported on Monday after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing …

JNU sedition row: High-level panel upholds decision to rusticate Umar Khalid, fine for Kanhaiya Kumar
6 years, 8 months ago

JNU sedition row: High-level panel upholds decision to rusticate Umar Khalid, fine for Kanhaiya Kumar

Firstpost  

The Jawaharlal Nehru University ’s high-level inquiry committee has upheld Umar Khalid’s rustication and a fine of Rs 10,000 imposed on Kanhaiya Kumar in connection with the 9 February 2016 incident. New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University ’s high-level inquiry committee has upheld Umar Khalid’s rustication and a fine of Rs 10,000 imposed on Kanhaiya Kumar in connection with the …

Fifteen people held for ‘celebrating’ Pak cricket victory granted bail
7 years, 8 months ago

Fifteen people held for ‘celebrating’ Pak cricket victory granted bail

Hindustan Times  

Fifteen people arrested in Burhanpur for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s victory in the Champions Trophy have been granted conditional bail on a surety of Rs 50,000 each, defence counsel Ubaid Sheikh told HT over the phone on Tuesday. A local court granted bail on the condition that the accused will refrain from taking out processions or shouting slogans once released from …

Champions Trophy 2017: Sedition charges against Pakistan-cheering Madhya Pradesh villagers dropped
7 years, 9 months ago

Champions Trophy 2017: Sedition charges against Pakistan-cheering Madhya Pradesh villagers dropped

Firstpost  

15 villagers charged with sedition for celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India dropped, but could still be put behind bars for cheering for arch-rivals. New Delhi: Indian police said Thursday that 15 Muslims arrested for celebrating a recent Pakistani cricket victory over India would not be charged with sedition, but could still face prison for cheering the rival side. The villagers …

India arrests 15 for celebrating Pakistan’s cricket win
7 years, 9 months ago

India arrests 15 for celebrating Pakistan’s cricket win

Al Jazeera  

Indian authorities slap sedition charges against villagers for cheering Pakistan’s cricket victory in Champions Trophy. Police in central India have arrested 15 Muslim men and charged them with sedition – punishable by life in prison – for celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India in the Champions Trophy cricket final. Heartbreak for Indian fans South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan have a …

Punjabi student beaten up in Hyderabad varsity
8 years, 8 months ago

Punjabi student beaten up in Hyderabad varsity

Hindustan Times  

HYDERABAD/BHOPAL: ABVP activists beat up a Punjabi research scholar pursuing an M.Phil degree from the University of Hyderabad after allegedly mistaking him to be from the Valley while a Kashmiri student was thrashed in Bhopal, the latest in a string of attacks on students from Jammu and Kashmir. But ABVP leader N Sushil Kumar rejected the allegations and said Singh …

Kashmir varsity disallows event on ‘Sexual violence: India’s war weapon’
8 years, 9 months ago

Kashmir varsity disallows event on ‘Sexual violence: India’s war weapon’

Hindustan Times  

Kashmir University authorities on Tuesday disallowed a student event titled ‘Sexual Violence: India’s Weapon of War in Kashmir’ to commemorate the infamous Asiya-Neelofar alleged rape and murder case of 2009. One student at Kashmir University told HT, “The university is behaving like Orwell’s Big B and trying to impose 2 + 2 = 5 upon us which we vehemently refuse …

JNU Row: Delhi HC stays disciplinary action against Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya
8 years, 9 months ago

JNU Row: Delhi HC stays disciplinary action against Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday reportedly put on hold the disciplinary action taken by the Jawaharlal Nehru administration against its students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, till their appeals are decided by the University’s Appellate Authority. The two students have been accused of sedition in connection with an event organized in JNU against the hanging of Parliament attack convict …

JNU Row: Delhi HC stays disciplinary action against Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya
8 years, 9 months ago

JNU Row: Delhi HC stays disciplinary action against Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday reportedly put on hold the disciplinary action taken by the Jawaharlal Nehru administration against its students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, till their appeals are decided by the University’s Appellate Authority. The two students have been accused of sedition in connection with an event organized in JNU against the hanging of Parliament attack convict …

JNU Student Umar Khalid Granted Permission to Visit Kolkata
8 years, 10 months ago

JNU Student Umar Khalid Granted Permission to Visit Kolkata

India TV News  

New Delhi: JNU student Umar Khalid, facing sedition charge for allegedly raising anti-India slogans at the university campus here in February, was today granted permission by a Delhi court to travel to Kolkata to attend a panel discussion. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh allowed Khalid to travel to the city from May 20 to 23 to attend panel discussion organised …

[Read Order] #JNU Sedition Case; Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya get interim bail
9 years ago

[Read Order] #JNU Sedition Case; Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya get interim bail

Live Law  

Jawaharlal Nehru University students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya are granted interim bail for Six months by Delhi Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh in the JNU Sedition case. The bail applications were opposed by the Prosecution on the grounds that the two were the main organisers of the Afzal Guru event, held on the JNU campus on 9th February.They were …

Court reserves order on JNU students’ bail plea
9 years ago

Court reserves order on JNU students’ bail plea

The Hindu  

A sessions court here on Wednesday reserved its order for Friday on the >bail applications of Jawaharlal Nehru University students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, arrested in a sedition case, after the prosecution contended that the two were the main organisers of the controversial February 9 event on the varsity campus. While the police said the allegations against them were …

JNU Row: Order on bail plea of Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya on 18th March
9 years ago

JNU Row: Order on bail plea of Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya on 18th March

Live Law  

The Patiala House Court today reserved till March 18th, its order on the bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru University students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who have been in judicial custody since February 23, on charges of sedition.The prosecution submitted before the Court that Mr. Khalid and Mr. Bhattacharya were the two main organizers of the event discussing hanging of …

JNU Row: Order on bail plea of Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya on 18th March
9 years ago

JNU Row: Order on bail plea of Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya on 18th March

Live Law  

The Patiala House Court today reserved till March 18th, its order on the bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru University students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who have been in judicial custody since February 23, on charges of sedition.The prosecution submitted before the Court that Mr. Khalid and Mr. Bhattacharya were the two main organizers of the event discussing hanging of …

India-Pak clash causes worry for parents of Kashmiri students I IndiaTV News
10 years, 1 month ago

India-Pak clash causes worry for parents of Kashmiri students I IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: The upcoming India-Pakistan match is considered as one of the highest awaited clashes. The match scheduled for tomorrow, opening match of both India and Pakistan, is a cause of concern for many Kashmiri parents whose children are away from home for studies. When a cricket match between India and Pakistan commences, Kashmiri students are accused of favoring Pakistan …

12 injured in clash over Kashmir students' support to Pak cricket team
10 years, 6 months ago

12 injured in clash over Kashmir students' support to Pak cricket team

Firstpost  

Twelve students at a private engineering college in Punjab were injured following a clash between students from Kashmir and others over support to Pakistan team during an international cricket match Chandigarh: Twelve students at a private engineering college in Punjab were injured following a clash between students from Kashmir and others over support to Pakistan team during an international cricket …

Kashmiri students beaten up in Noida
10 years, 10 months ago

Kashmiri students beaten up in Noida

The Hindu  

Three Kashmiri students from a private university in Greater Noida have alleged that fellow students misbehaved with them and forced them to shout anti-Pakistan slogans, drawing a sharp reaction from the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister who said the Uttar Pradesh authorities should admit to their “inability” or “unwillingness” in protecting students. The latest incident comes two month after over …

Slapped with sedition
11 years ago

Slapped with sedition

The Hindu  

This refers to the report “ >Kashmiri students will be back after they are cleared of charges: V-C ”. Akbar Ali Shaikh, Bishnupur, West Bengal Everyone knows that though Kashmir is geographically a part of India, the fact is that most of the people there are not fully integrated with the Indian Union due to various reasons. T. Yoganandh, Salem …

Kashmiri students will be back only after they are cleared of charges
11 years ago

Kashmiri students will be back only after they are cleared of charges

The Hindu  

The Kashmiri students who were expelled from a private university in Meerut last week and slapped with sedition charges for allegedly cheering Pakistan in a cricket match against India will be taken back only after they are cleared of the charges. Once the probe is complete and they are cleared of the charges, we will take them back,” Swami Vivekanand …

Charge of sedition
11 years ago

Charge of sedition

The Hindu  

I refer to a letter in this column on March 8, headlined “ >Sedition charge.” While there is no argument that the charge of sedition slapped against Kashmiri students for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s victory against India in a cricket match is to be condemned, I fail to understand how the point of Hindu ideology comes into the picture. Divakaran, Kannur …

Sedition charge
11 years ago

Sedition charge

The Hindu  

Students being booked for allegedly cheering the victory of Pakistan over India in cricket — a charge since dropped — was a report that made one sit up. One only had to look at headlines that appeared in the international media to fathom its import — “Kashmiri nationals charged for sedition in Indian state”, was one. police reminds one of …

Abuse of sedition law
11 years ago

Abuse of sedition law

The Hindu  

Cricket between India and Pakistan indeed incites great passion in both countries, and among the followers of the two teams patriotism often gets unduly mixed with the love for the game. The ostensible ‘crime’ committed by the students seems to be that they cheered for the Pakistan cricket team during a closely fought one-day match against India and celebrated Pakistan’s …

India ticks off Pakistan for inviting Kashmiri students for study
11 years ago

India ticks off Pakistan for inviting Kashmiri students for study

India TV News  

New Delhi: Reacting strongly to Pakistan inviting 60 Kashmiri students in Uttar Pradesh who were slapped with sedition, India yesterday said that country should not muddle into affairs of other countries. “They should look into their own problems before trying to resolve issues in other countries,” the Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry said here.He was asked about Pakistan inviting …

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