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Indian Police and Colleges Target Pro-Pakistan Social Media Posts Following Pahalgam Attack

Students in Hyderabad, Pune, and Bhiwandi face arrests, suspensions, and rustications under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for posts deemed harmful to national unity.

Man arrested in Muzaffarnagar for posting pro-Pakistan content on social media.
Pune police on Friday arrested 19-year-old woman studying at an engineering college for allegedly posting a message on social media in support of Pakistan. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
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Overview

  • A second-year BBA student in Hyderabad was suspended and booked under BNS sections 196 and 353(2) for Instagram and WhatsApp posts critical of Operation Sindoor and sympathetic to Pakistan.
  • In Pune, 19-year-old Khatija Shaikh was arrested for sharing a 'Pakistan Zindabad' Instagram post and faces charges under six BNS provisions, including promoting enmity and public mischief.
  • Bhiwandi police arrested an 18-year-old for an Instagram post stating 'Support To Bas Pakistan Ko Karenge,' with an FIR filed under relevant BNS sections.
  • Sinhagad Engineering College in Pune rusticated a student for sharing social media content opposing Operation Sindoor and praising Pakistan, citing harm to the institution's reputation.
  • Authorities are intensifying social media monitoring, invoking BNS laws to address perceived threats to national security and public order in the wake of Operation Sindoor.