Four Kashmiri students suspended in view of Pulwama terror attack
A private institute in Jaipur suspended four female paramedical students of Kashmiri-origin for allegedly celebrating the Pulwama terror attack, officials said on Sunday. The students were later booked for posting "anti-national" messages on an instant messaging app, they said. The students studied in the second year of the National Institute of Medical Science (NIMS) and were suspended for posting on WhatsApp a picture in which they were purportedly seen celebrating the terrorist attack in Kashmir that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF personnel.
The university administration took action against the students after the picture went viral.
In the suspension order, the NIMS registrar said,"You have posted an anti-national message on your WhatsApp for celebrating killing of Pulwama terrorist attack martyrs. The university will not tolerate and strictly condemns such activities. The act is grave and serious in nature."
Later, a case was registered against the four students following a complaint by the university administration, a police official said.
The students were booked under relevant provisions of the Information Technology (IT) Act. Senior officials are investigating the matter and appropriate action will be taken thereafter, SP (Rural) Harendra Kumar said.
The Aligarh Muslim University has also suspended an undergraduate Kashmiri student for his alleged objectionable tweet in connection with the Pulwama attack.
