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Kashmir students accused of terror for ‘celebrating’ India World Cup loss

An Indian security officer stands guard on the banks of Dal Lake, one of Kashmir's main tourist attractions, in Srinagar, on July 6, 2023 [File: Altaf Hussain/Reuters]

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have arrested seven students under a stringent terror law for allegedly celebrating India’s defeat in the cricket World Cup finals earlier this month, drawing severe criticism.

The students of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) have been booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), a law deemed draconian by several rights groups.

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