38 Indians were booked in India for celebrating Pakistan’s victory


A day after Indian police in Madya Pradesh arrested 15 Muslims and filed sedition charges against, 23 people have been booked on various charges for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s triumph against India in Champions Trophy final in Kerala.
Police said cases have been registered against Razaq, Masood, Siraj and 20 others on complaint of a local BJP leader.
Police said, the group allegedly burst crackers and raised slogans in support of the Pakistani cricket team. They have been on various charges, including rioting and unlawful assembly, police said.
On Tuesday, police arrested 15 Muslims and filed sedition charges against them for celebrating Pakistan’s triumph in Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh state.
According to police sedition charges have been filed against the arrested Muslims who were shouting pro-Pakistan slogans after green shirts defeated India in the final.
Pakistan crushed India by 182 runs in the final of Champions Trophy Sunday and lifted tPheir maiden title.Indian police arrested 15 Muslims in the Madhya Pradesh state on sedition charges after they allegedly raised pro-Pakistan slogans following the country’s victory in the ICC Champions Trophy final.


The arrests were made in Burhanpur district against the persons accused of firing crackers, police said, adding the suspects will be produced in the court on Tuesday, Hindustan Times reported.
According to police inspector Sanjay Pathak, a local resident told them over the phone about the celebration in Pakistan’s favour after the team’s stunning 180-run defeat against the arch-rivals.“Following the complaint, we investigated the matter and found that 15 people were involved in it,” Pathak said.
The officer added that the 15 people were booked under Section 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy ) and 124A (sedition) of Indian Penal Code.
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