JAIPUR: The city's Chandwaji police on Sunday registered a sedition case against four girl paramedical students of the National Institute of Medical Science (NIMS), a day after they posted anti-national comments related to the Pulwama attack.The FIR filed by the university administration says that four second-year students of Kashmir origin-Talveen Manzoor, Iqra, Zohra Nazir and Uzma Nazir-shared a celebratory picture on their WhatsApp status and raised pro-Pakistan slogans."Sedition charges have been slapped on the basis of the complaint. The matter is being investigated by senior police officers and the accused will be arrested on the basis of the investigation," said Jaipur rural SP Harinder Kumar.The students have been slapped with IPC sections 124A (sedition), 153A (promoting enmity) and Section 66F of the Information Technology (IT) Act.The matter first came to light on Saturday morning and by afternoon, students and outsiders demanded action and held protests against them.Police arrived at the campus to disperse the crowd who had remained there until they were assured that girls have been suspended by the university. University administration official said, "The decision to file an FIR was taken by the university in the morning after consulting the director, registrar and the proctor."The whereabouts of the girls were not known to anyone. They were last seen on Saturday at 5.30 pm while leaving the hostel. "The parents and local guardians of the girls have been informed about the development. They are in touch with the hostel warden who is aware of the presence of the girls," said the university source. Till late in the evening, police have not approached the university seeking access to girls for questioning.

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