A cost of sedition has been filed in opposition to three individuals arrested in Noida for allegedly elevating pro-Pakistan slogans throughout the Eid Milad Un Nabi procession, police officers mentioned on Friday.
Officials mentioned the accused had been arrested on the premise of social media movies which purportedly confirmed them elevating slogans throughout an October 20 procession.
Sedition costs had been leveled in opposition to Mohammad Zafar, Sameer Ali and Ali Raza after tons of of right-wing activists protested exterior the native Sector 20 police station on Thursday, who demanded enforcement of the regulation within the case.
“The accused had been initially booked underneath part 153A (selling enmity between totally different teams and doing acts prejudicial to the upkeep of concord) of the Indian Penal Code. Section 124A (sedition) of IPC was added on Thursday.
“The three accused are currently in judicial custody,” the official mentioned.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had additionally mentioned on Thursday that those that raised pro-Pakistan slogans within the state could be booked underneath the sedition regulation.
Three Kashmiri college students in a school in Agra had been additionally booked by the UP Police for sedition on Thursday.
The trio allegedly raised pro-Pakistan slogans and posted social media after Pakistan defeated India in a T20 cricket match on Sunday.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
