FIR for 'pro-Palestine, Hezbollah slogans and flags' during Srinagar Muharram procession

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pro-Palestine and pro-Hezbollah slogans and flags during a Muharram procession in Srinagar on Monday.

The case has been registered at Kothibagh Police Station in Srinagar under sections 223 and 152 of BNS and 13 of UAPA against unknown persons.

«This is an open FIR and the investigation will establish who all were involved in this,» said an official.

Thousands of Shia mourners took out a march from the Centre of Srinagar city on Monday, commemorating the eight day of holy month of Muharram, the first month of Islamic lunar calendar.

This traditional procession from Guru Bazar to Dalgate in Srinagar was banned from 1989. The administration lifted the ban in 2023 after a series of meetings.
Srinagar constituency's Lok Sabha member and prominent Shia leader Aga Ruhullah has alleged that J&K Police has arrested a number of youths for raising pro-Palestine slogans and carrying Palestine flags. «This is an assault on freedom of expression and that too an expression in favour of the oppressed people… Police should release these men and avoid treating them as criminals,» Ruhullah wrote on social media.
«People in Srinagar have expressed support for Palestine which is in tandem with the foreign policy of the country. UAPA has been slapped on people here because they are Muslims. By this logic, UAPA should be slapped on GoI. This is an illegal step and should be undone with,» said Ruhullah.