3 Agra students held for cheering Pakistan win; college shuts over outsider entry

Thursday, 28 October 2021Newsdesk

Three Kashmiri youths, studying at an Agra engineering college under the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme for J&K students, were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sharing anti-India messages after Pakistan’s win over India at a T20 World Cup match on Sunday.

New Delhi, 28 October 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, The administration of Raja Balwant Singh Engineering Technical College, which rusticated the three students on Monday, announced that the college would be shut down until action is taken against those who forcibly entered the college on Tuesday demanding the arrest of the Kashmiri students.Agra Circle Officer (Lohamandi) Saurabh Singh said the three students, identified as Arsheed Yusuf, Inayat Altaf Sheikh and Showkat Ahmed Ganai, were arrested around 5 pm on Wednesday. “They will be presented in front of a magistrate tomorrow,” said the officer.

Source - The Indian Express