Trio was arrested in October last year
Srinagar: The Allahabad court on Wednesday ordered the release of three Kashmiri students, studying engineering in an Agra college, who were arrested on ‘sedition and cyber-terrorism’ charges.
The three students Arsheed Yusuf, Inayat Altaf Sheikh and Showkat Ahmed Ganai – students of an engineering college in Agra were arrested on October 27 last year by the Agra police, for cheering for the Pakistan cricket team’s victory against India in a T-20 World cup match.
Meanwhile, the JK Students Union President Nasir Khuehami also shared the news on his Twitter handle.
“The Allahabad High Court today passed an order to release on bail three Kashmiri students, who were detained in Agra jail on charges of sedition for cheering on the victory of Pakistani team in T20,” he wrote.
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