Hundreds of students of NIT Srinagar staged a protest inside the campus demanding strict action against a 'non-local student' for posting a video that hurt their religious sentiments. NIT Srinagar Protests were carried out on Tuesday in which hundreds of students chanted religious slogans and demanded strict action against the student for posting a video on his Instagram story. As a result, the Police filed a case against the student.
As per reports, the protesters demanded stringent action against the non-local student who had been sent home on leave. The students blocked both the gates of the institution, located in Nigeen area of the city, and raised slogans inside the campus. After the NIT Srinagar Students' protest intensified, the Police reached the spot and tried to pacify the protesting students who claimed that the social media post had hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims.
Notably, after NIT Srinagar garnered national headlines, many social media users claimed that the student had actually posted the viral video of the Hamas leader's son in which he talked about Islam and intolerance.
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, V K Birdi was quoted saying, "The police received information about a protest by students at the NIT campus. Upon investigation, it was discovered that a student had posted objectionable content on social media, though the video was not the student's own, but taken from YouTube."