The three students had been arrested for allegedly celebrating the Pakistan cricket team's win over India in October and were subsequently charged with sedition, among other crimes.
Kashmiri students who had been arrested for allegedly celebrating Pakistan's win over India in the T20 World Cup were finally released, one month after the Allahabad HC granted them bail, and 6 months after their arrest.
The family of Arshad Yousuf, one of the three Kashmiri students granted bail by the Allahabad High Court in a sedition case for allegedly celebrating the Pakistan cricket team’s win, is now struggling to put forth financial backing to their promise to appear in future court hearings.
The fact that the chargesheet has been taken cognisance of without sanction from the state government makes the accused eligible for bail and the case itself quashable, say lawyers,
SRINAGAR: Agra Police has written to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking permission for prosecution sanction against the three Kashmiri students who were arrested over social media post after the Pakistan cricket team’s victory over India at the T20 World Cup match in October, reported a Delhi ba.