Indian state threatens sedition charges for celebrations of Pakistan cricket win, a day after arresting three college students over jubilant social media posts.
match could face sedition charges, authorities said on Thursday, a day after arresting three college students over jubilant social media posts.
“Those celebrating Pakistan’s victory will face sedition,” the office of Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, said onThe offence, if proved, carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Posts on social media hailing Sunday’s victory by Pakistan were made by three Kashmiri students at a college in the state’s city of Agra, according to a police complaint on Tuesday that was reviewed by Reuters.
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