Police arrest Kashmiri Muslims for celebrating Pakistan cricket team victory over India
On Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Police tweeted that 5 individuals had been arrested in incidents all through the state after “anti-national components used disrespectful phrases towards the Indian cricket group and made anti-India feedback which disrupted peace.”
Police advised CNN on Thursday that three college students from RBS engineering faculty had been arrested on Wednesday “for committing an offense with intent to trigger, or which is more likely to trigger, worry or alarm to the general public, or to any part of the general public whereby any particular person could also be induced to commit an offense towards the State or towards the general public tranquility.”
The three have been additionally arrested for committing an offense of cyber terrorism underneath India’s info know-how act, whereas the cost of sedition was added earlier than they appeared in court docket on Thursday, Saurabh Singh, a deputy superintendent of police in Agra, stated.
Nasir Khuehami, nationwide spokesperson for the Jammu and Kashmir College students Affiliation, advised CNN on Thursday night that the three college students who have been arrested are Muslim college students from Indian-administered Kashmir.
“That is completely concentrating on Kashmiri Muslims, I spoke to different native college students right now, the non-Kashmiri college students on the faculty, all of them stated that sure, they cheered (in favor of Pakistan) and posted one thing on social media which may have harm sentiments however what the grievance claims is that they shouted anti-India slogans and pro-partisan slogans,” Khuehami advised CNN.
“That’s not true, that’s completely baseless, I have been advised this by native college students, so intentionally they’re getting used as scapegoats forward of Uttar Pradesh elections.”
Uttar Pradesh, the most important state in India, is scheduled to carry legislative elections within the first quarter of 2022.
“Minutes in the past, they have been roughed up by right-wing activists within the presence of police after they have been produced in court docket,” Khuehami stated.
Kashmir is a territory that’s administered partly by India and partly by Pakistan.
“We do not really feel there may be something fallacious in cheering on a cricketer or a sportsperson, however slapping them with an FIR (First Info Report), with sedition, we really feel it’s a severe punishment and harsh punishment and we must always not combine cricket with politics,” Khuehami continued.
“Cricket unnecessarily has been combined with politics and nationalism which is fallacious, I really feel. There’s nothing fallacious with cheering or yelling for some group, it’s a person’s proper to cheer or assist any group she or he likes essentially the most, and that is an arbitrary motion by the faculty authorities and Uttar Pradesh Authorities,” Khuehami stated, including that the three college students had additionally been suspended by the faculty administration at RBS engineering faculty.
Following India’s heavy defeat to Pakistan — which Pakistan received by 10 wickets — Indian bowler Mohammad Shami confronted on-line abuse being the one Muslim participant on the Indian group. A number of Indian cricketers got here out in Shami’s assist.
“Mohammad Shami being made a goal of yesterday’s cricket match loss reveals how radicalization and hate towards Muslims has risen considerably. A group has 11 gamers, amongst them one is Muslim, so now he’s being focused,” Asaduddin Owaisi, president of political social gathering All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen advised reporters on Monday.