Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that he will take cognisance over the incident in which 67 students of Swami Vivekanand Subharti University in Meerut were suspended for cheering and supporting Pakistan team during Asia Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan on Sunday.
‘’I do not know the entire incident but if such thing has happened, then it is unfortunate. I will seek the entire report on the matter,’’ he said. Students of the private university, mostly from Kashmir
were suspended after a clash broke out following their cheering in the community hall of the hostel after India was defeated by Pakistan in the last over of the match. The students created ruckus in the campus and sabotaged hostel property while shouting pro-Pakistan slogans.
later, the suspended students were taken to Ghaziabad by the police officials and some of them have returned to Jammu and Kashmir. University Vice Chancellor Manzoor Ahmed said that students thrashed each other in the incident after Pakistan won the match. All 67 Kashmiri students involved in the clashes were suspended immediately.