Sedition charge against 66 Kashmiri students withdrawn, Lashkar chief, Pakistan jump into fray

District Magistrate Pankaj Yadav ordered a magisterial inquiry and Additional City Magistrate Rambharta Tewari has been given the charge of the case, Additional District Magistrate, Meerut, Satish Kumar Dubey said.

Around 200 Kashmiri students are enrolled in B.Tech and law courses in the university.

The opposition PDP in Jammu and Kashmir demanded that the punitive action including sedition charge be dropped and the University authorities apologise to the nation.

Ruling National Conference voiced its anger at the action, saying the students have not harmed national integrity.

Two of the students identified as Gulzar and Mateef said the FIR was "illegal" and they had done no wrong and only cheered for a "talented team". They said they won't go back to Meerut without any guarantee for their safety.