A Hubli court in Karnataka has sent 3 students from Jammu & Kashmir to Police custody till Feb 28, who were booked under sedition charges for raising pro-Pakistan slogan in a video shared on social media.
On Monday, a second Joint Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court sent the 3 students, identified as Basit Ashik Sophi (19), Talib Majid (19) & Amir Mohiuddin (23), to Police custody till Feb 28 for questioning in the matter.
The Court ordered the Police to make the accused undergo a medical evaluation before the interrogation & produce the medical certificates in the court before the next hearing.
The 3 students were last week transferred to Belgaum Hindalga jail from Hubli sub-jail & the case, registered in Gokul Road police station, was also transferred to the rural Police Station because the video was recorded in the college hostel room which is in the latter's jurisdiction.
The Kashmiri students were under judicial custody since Feb 17 following their arrest for raising pro-Pakistan slogans & posting a video of the same on social media on the night of Feb 16.
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