Fifteen people have been arrested so far in the state of Madhya Pradesh for apparently shouting ‘anti-national’ slogans during the victory of Pakistan in Champions Trophy Cricket final and pro-Pakistan. The Police sources says that the Muslim men had been charged with agitation. They have been arrested after their Hindu neighbours complained that they have celebrated with crackers and shouted 'Pro-Pakistan' slogans during the game. The sedition is one of the most serious charges under the IPC, those who charged with sedition have to surrender their passports and not eligible for government jobs, should appear in the court as and when required.
In the year 2014, 66 Muslim students from Indian-administered Kashmir were thrown out of their university in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and charged with disturbing communal harmony. In 2016, police were sent into a university in Indian-administered Kashmir after clashes between students from the state and other parts of the country.
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