Srinagar: The Government Medical College (GMC) Karan Nagar and Soura-based Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) have landed in controversy after a video started circulating on social media, where some of the medical students of these institutes were allegedly seen raising anti-India slogans and celebrating Pakistan's victory against India.
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar informed ANI on Tuesday that an FIR was registered against a few students belonging to GMC and SKIMS.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered two cases against the medical students under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), adds PTI.
The match took place on Sunday in Dubai, where Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets and none of the Men in Blue bowlers were able to leave an impact as Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan took the bowling to the cleaners.
Videos of the celebrations of Pakistan's victory against arch-rivals India at many places in the valley went viral on social media. At many places, firecrackers were also burst following Pakistan's victory.
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Earlier in the day, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut tweeted a purported video, stating that the victory of Pakistan against India in Sunday's T20 World Cup match was celebrated and anti-India slogans were raised in Kashmir during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Raut, while tweeting in Hindi said, "It is certainly a matter of concern that Pakistan's victory and India's defeat in the T20 WC was celebrated in such a manner and anti-India slogans were raised, that too during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's Kashmir visit. The central government should take this seriously. Jai Hind!! Vande Matram!"
The J-K Students Association has, meanwhile, urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to withdraw the UAPA charges on humanitarian grounds.
In a statement, national spokesperson of the Association, Nasir Khuehami, said the UAPA charges against students is a harsh punishment which will ruin their future and "will further alienate them".
"We are not justifying their act, but it will result in their career assassination. The charges will have serious consequences on academic and future career of the students," he said.
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