Cops book Kashmiri youth for sedition over Facebook post

BENGALURU: Police booked Kashmiri youth Aabid Malik, who had stayed in Bengaluru until six months ago, for sedition after he posted messages backing the Pulwama attackers and criticising the Indian Army on his Facebook wall.
Girish Bhardwaj, a Vishwa Hindu Parishad activist, on Thursday evening filed a complaint with HAL police here about the Facebook posts of Malik, who had worked as a project manager in a company in Hennur, Bengaluru. Police said the case was booked under IPC Sections 153 (a) promoting enmity), 124 (a) (sedition) and under sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Malik is from Srinagar and according to his Facebook profile, he’s an alumnus of Bangalore University.