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Kashmiri student detained for posting ‘anti-national’ comments
A Kashmiri student of a private college here was detained on Tuesday for allegedly posting “anti-national” comments on Facebook after the Uri terror attack, police said.
A Kashmiri student of a private college here was detained on Tuesday for allegedly posting “anti-national” comments on Facebook after the Uri terror attack, police said.
Mudasir Rashid, a Srinagar resident, has been suspended by his college, Techno India NJR Institute of Technology.
He has been detained for allegedly posting and sharing anti-national comments and material on Facebook, sub-inspector Hiran Magri police station Gordhan Ram said.
ABVP activists along with local students staged a protest at the college and demanded action against the accused. They also damaged college property and hoisted the national flag atop a building, Ram added.
“Rashid has been suspended initially for seven days,” said college director RS Vyas.
“He (Rashid) allegedly started posting and sharing anti-national comments after the Uri terror attacks. This came to light after some students approached the college administration with print-outs of his posts. He was handed over to police,” he said.
There are 15 Kashmiri students in the college and Rashid was one of them, Vyas added.
In a separate incident, in March, four Kashmiri students were arrested for allegedly cooking beef in their hostel rooms at a Chittorgarh-based private university. The university saw clashes between locals and Kashmiri students after India lost to West Indies in a T-20 match in April.
