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 was suspended from the Techno India NJR Institute of Technology after information about him posting anti-national comments came to light. (Courtesy: Technonjr.org)

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.

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.