Topic: sedition charge
90 days in jail, for cheering cricket
After the Indian cricket team lost in the T20 World Cup match to Pakistan last October, three Kashmiri students in Agra were arrested under sedition for celebrating the win of the Pakistan cricket team. The trio is still in UP jail.
Kashmiri students, arrested for celebrating pak win, assaulted outside Agra court
Three Kashmiri students who have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district for celebrating Pakistan’s victory against India in a recent cricket match were physically attacked when they were produced before a magistrate on Thursday.
UP: Kashmiri students arrested after India’s cricket loss, charged under sedition now
Three Kashmiri students of Agra engineering college who were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s win over India at a T20 World Cup match on Sunday, have been charged with draconian sedition now.
Sedition case against former governor Qureshi for criticising Yogi government
Former Uttar Pradesh Governor Aziz Qureshi was charged with sedition on Sunday for allegedly making remarks against the Yogi Adityanath-led state government.
Samajwadi MP Shafiqur Rehman Barq booked for sedition after remarks on Taliban
Shafiqur Rehman Barq has been booked for sedition following his recent remarks about the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, police said on Wednesday.
326 sedition cases, only 6 convictions between 2014-19, reveals Home Ministry data
According to the Union Home Ministry data, a total of 326 cases were registered in the country under the draconian law on sedition between 2014 and 2019 in which just six persons were convicted.
