06 April,2017 02:17 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
A dozen youth cricketers were detained by the police in Jammu and Kashmir after a certain video went viral, which shows them singing the Pakistan national anthem during a cricket match went viral
Kashmir cricketers sing Pakistan national anthem
The young cricketers sing the Pakistan anthem. Pic Courtesy/ YouTube
A dozen youth cricketers were detained by the police in Jammu and Kashmir after a certain video went viral, which shows them singing the Pakistan national anthem during a cricket match went viral.
"These youths have been detained for counseling," a police officer said.
The twelve young cricketers were detained from North Kashmir's Ganderbal district late on Wednesday evening. The video shows the cricketers wearing the Pakistan cricket team jersey and singing the country's national anthem. Watch the video below.
Reports also said a team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was reaching here on Thursday to probe the incident.
Initial investigation into the incident has shown that the youth had been videographed on April 2 during a local cricket match between two teams in Ganderbal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the state on the same day to inaugurate the Nashri-Chenani tunnel.
With inputs from IANS
