Those backing Pak team in T20 to face sedition: Yogi Adityanath

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 28

Sending a stern message, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said sedition law would be invoked against those found celebrating Pakistan’s victory against India in the recent T20 World Cup match.

At least nine persons have been arrested and detained in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on similar charges in the last couple of days.

A man from Budaun was arrested under the sedition charge on Wednesday, a senior district police official said. Niaz had posted the picture of Pakistani flag and wrote objectionable comments in support of Pakistan on Facebook after the match, according to a complaint filed against him by Punit Shakya of the Hindu Jagran Manch, he added.

Five such cases have been registered in Agra, Bareilly, Budaun and Sitapur against seven persons for allegedly using indecent language against Indian team. Three engineering students, hailing from Jammu and Kashmir and studying on a campus in Agra, were arrested for posting celebratory messages.

A private school teacher in Rajasthan’s Udaipur was arrested on Wednesday, a day after she was sacked for posting a WhatsApp status celebrating Pakistan’s victory.