“There were some issues that were not as per the conditions (laid out for the 8th Muharram procession). We have taken legal course to those things and we have also told organizers to cooperate and not to do such kinds of things,” Inspector General of Police, Kashmir V K Birdi said.
He didn’t divulge details if anyone has been detained in the case so far.
Sources said the FIR has been registered at the Kothibagh Police Station under Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) acts including UAPA. They said the several youth were summoned by the police during the investigations of the case.
On Tuesday, Member of Parliament and National Conference leader Aga Ruhullah had claimed that Police have arrested several youths for raising slogans in favour of the people of Palestine and carrying Palestine flag in a Muharram procession in Srinagar.