Published:  07:52 AM, 30 November 2023

Kashmiri students arrested for celebrating India's Cricket World Cup defeat

Kashmiri students arrested for celebrating India's Cricket World Cup defeat India's players react as they walk back to the pavilion at the end of the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) final match against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023. -AFP
 
Indian police arrested seven students in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region under anti-terror laws for allegedly celebrating Australia's victory over India in the men's Cricket World Cup final earlier this month, police said on Tuesday.

A senior police official said seven students from an agriculture university were detained last week after a student filed a complaint accusing them of raising anti-India slogans and cheering for Pakistan along with Australia after the match. Claimed in full but ruled in part by India and Pakistan, Muslim-majority Kashmir has seen a bloody insurrection against New Delhi for decades, with militants fighting security forces since the 1990s. Tens of thousands of people have been killed although the violence has been reduced in recent years.

India blames Pakistan for supporting the Muslim insurgents. Pakistan denies this and accuses India of violating the rights of Kashmir's Muslim people, a charge India rejects.

>>Reuters



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