FIR against non-local medical student after his social media post against the Prophet

The J&K police has registered a case in connection with a blasphemous post uploaded by a non-local student at the Government Medical College, Srinagar, which triggered protests in the campus on Wednesday. Following the protests, the college authorities suspended the student and class work of undergraduate students was also suspended till June 8, as protests could have triggered similar reaction in other college campuses across the Valley.

NIT Srinagar, which has a sizable number of non-local students also suspended class work for a day on Thursday. The authorities had deployed contingents of police and paramilitary forces around GMC Srinagar to scuttle any possible protests and appealed to people to maintain calm and not pay heed to any inciting rumors. The case has been registered for wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot, promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs and statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes.

IGP Kashmir VK Birdi urged people to desist from spreading rumours and false information. "They shouldn't fall prey to false propaganda of anti-social elements," said Birdi adding, "Legal action shall be taken against those who are found to be involved in provocative acts or instigation."