Kashmiri youths booked for ‘anti-CRPF comments’

ALIGARH/DEHRADUN: A student of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was booked and later suspended, and two students of private institutes in Uttarkhand were suspended following remarks they allegedly made against CRPF troopers killed in an attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on Thursday. All three students are from Kashmir.

A case was lodged against B.Sc student Basim Hilal after the cyber and media cells of the district police noticed an objectionable tweet. AMU’s public relation officer Omar S Peerzada said the student of BSc (Maths) was suspended on Friday. In Dehradun, two Kashmiri students studying in private colleges were suspended for their alleged remarks on the attack following protests by right-wing groups. Police said it will ensure the safety of Kashmiri students.