Moradabad: A day after two of its students, including one from Kashmir, as well as the proctor were booked on sedition charges for “praising Pakistan” following the Pulwama terror attack, authorities at Moradabad Institute of Technology (MIT) on Sunday decided “not to admit students from Kashmir from the next academic session”.The college also suspended Sheikh Rafi Ur Zaman, a third-year civil engineering student from Bona Pora in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, a day after Mujassam, a student of BPharma first-year, was suspended.MIT spokesperson Alok Pandey told TOI, “After police booked the duo, the college has not only suspended them, but has also decided not to give admission to Kashmiri students from the next academic session.”Pandey, however, stated that “the college stands by the proctor”, while divulging the MIT administration’s decision that came at a meeting here on Sunday.“It has come to our knowledge that Zaman, who got admission under the Prime Minister Special Scholarship Scheme, had posted some anti-national content on Facebook in October as well,” said Pandey.Stating that “the college authorities condemn booking of proctor Amit Dewal for sedition, the spokesman said they had demanded a fair investigation into the matter. “Being a proctor, Dewal only performed his duty by saving Mujassam from the right-wing activists who had barged into the college.”According to station house officer of Civil Lines police station Surendra Pal Rana, based on a complaint lodge by the right-wing activists, the proctor was booked on sedition charges, while both students were booked for sedition for raising anti-India slogans and praising Pakistan in their social media posts.Pleading his innocence, Dewal said, “I was only protecting my students. The CCTV recording of the incident clearly shows who the aggressors were? As soon as we come to know about the students’ activities, we immediately handed over them to police.”Inspector general (Moradabad range) Ramit Sharma, however, told TOI that “fair investigation will be carried out into the matter and no innocent will be booked for sedition”

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