UP govt. withdraws sedition charges slapped against Kashmiri students

Sedition charges slapped on Kashmiri students in Meerut by Uttar Pradesh Government for allegedly cheering the Pakistani cricket team's win against India, were dropped last evening.

Swami Vivekananda Subharti University in Meerut expelled 67 Kashmiri students from the hostel after they had allegedly supported Pakistan cricket team against India in the Asia Cup match between the two sides last week.

The students were booked under section 124 A (sedition), 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 427 (mischief) of IPC after a compaint by University Chancellor PK Garg.

Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took to twitter to vent his anger over J-K students being charged with sedition by the Uttar Pradesh Police.

"Sedition charge against Kashmiri students is an unacceptably harsh punishment that will ruin their futures and will further alienate them. I believe the University did what it had to control the situation but this action by the UP Government is uncalled for and should be reversed," Omar wrote on Twitter.

"I will talk to UP CM ASAP and intervene on behalf of these misguided students to have this charge of sedition removed," he further tweeted.