Hubballi sedition case: 3 Kashmiri students sent to police custody till Feb 28

Hubballi: Three students from Jammu and Kashmir, who were arrested under sedition case for raising pro-Pakistan slogan in a video shared on Facebook were sent to police custody till February 28 by the local court here.

A second Joint Magistrate first class (JMFC) court sent the three students – Basit Aashiq Sofi from Baramulla, Talib Majeed and Amir Mohiuddin – were sent to police custody till February 28 for further questioning.

The court also directed the police to make the accused undergo a medical evaluation before interrogation and produce the medical certificated to the court before the next hearing.

The trio, students of a private engineering college, were arrested for raising pro-Pakistan slogans and posting it on social media on the first anniversary of the terrorist attack that left scores of CRPF soldiers dead at Pulwama in Kashmir.