Kashmir: Youth singing Pakistani anthem detained

Srinagar, April 6: A dozen youths were detained by the police in Jammu and Kashmir after a video showing them singing the Pakistan national anthem during a cricket match went viral, an official confirmed on Thursday.

"These youths have been detained for counselling," a police officer said. The 12 were detained from north Kashmir's Ganderbal district late on Wednesday evening. A video showed them wearing Pakistan cricket team uniform and singing the country's anthem.

Reports also said a team of the National Investigation Agency was reaching Srinagar on Thursday to probe the incident.

Initial investigation 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.

IANS