What happened: Three Kashmiri students have spent more than 100 days at an Indian jail as the police apprehended them for celebrating Pakistan’s victory against India in the T20 World Cup 2021. Al Jazeera reported, “Arsheed Yousuf, Inayat Altaf and Showkat Ahmad Ganai all in their early 20s were arrested last October on sedition charges in the northern city Agra for sending WhatsApp messages ‘against the country.’”
Details: On the other hand, the publication quoted the families of three Kashmiris, “My son only loved cricket. He was never interested in anything else like politics. He was always concerned with his studies and his game.” At the same time, it is pertinent to mention that various Indian media outlets and international publications reported, “India’s loss had also triggered attacks against dozens of Kashmiri students in western Punjab state.”
More: Whereas, Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also incited violence in the country after India’s loss against Pakistan through his “hate speeches.” According to AlJazeera, “The three Kashmiri students have been charged with cyber terrorism, sedition, promoting enmity between different groups, and making statements likely to cause alarm to the public.”
