Srinagar, Nov 28 (PTI) Protests were held at the National Institute of Technology here on Tuesday over a student’s social media post allegedly hurting religious sentiments, following which police filed a case, officials said.<\/p>\n
The protesters demanded stringent action against the non-local student who has been sent home on leave, they said.<\/p>\n
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The students blocked both the gates of the institution, located in Nigeen area of the city, and raised slogans inside the campus, officials said.<\/p>\n
Police reached the spot to try and pacify the protesting students who claimed that the social media post had hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims, they said.<\/p>\n
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The Institute is contemplating taking action against the student for sharing the post on social media, they said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, police have registered a case and an investigation has been initiated, an official said.<\/p>\n
“The police received information about a protest by students at the NIT campus. Upon investigation, it was discovered that a student had posted objectionable content on social media, though the video was not the student’s own, but taken from YouTube,” Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, V K Birdi said here.<\/p>\n
Birdi said the content of the post has hurt the religious feelings of the people.<\/p>\n
“The police have received a written complaint from the NIT registrar urging legal action. We have taken legal action under relevant sections of the law. The investigation is going on,” the IGP said.<\/p>\n
Clashes between local and outstation students rocked the institute in 2016 after India lost to the West Indies in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n
As some of the local students burst crackers to celebrate India’s loss, the outstation students protested leading to a skirmish.<\/p>\n
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