Srinagar,30- Mar: The Allahabad court Wednesday ordered the release of three Kashmiri students, studying engineering in an Agra college, who were arrested on sedition and cyber-terrorism charges.Family members of the trio while confirming the development added that the legal formalities are underway to secure the release of students.The three Kashmiri students – Arsheed Yusuf, Inayat Altaf Sheikh and Showkat Ahmed Ganai, students of an engineering college in Agra and were arrested on October 27 last year by the Agra police on sedition charges in October for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans following Pakistan’s victory in the T20 cricket World Cup match against India,They were booked under sections 124 A (sedition), 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 505 (1) (B) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 66-F of the Information Technology Act for allegedly sending WhatsApp messages “against the country” after the match.Meanwhile, J&K Students Union presidents Nasir Khuehami tweeted: “The Allahbad 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.” (CNS
