Srinagar: The city police authorities have rebutted the reports that over a dozen people have been arrested for not standing up when the national anthem.
The Srinagar police tweeted: “There is an unverified news doing round that 14 policemen/persons have been arrested /suspended for disrespecting national anthem. It is clarified that the news is completely false, rather 12 persons have been generally bound down for good behaviour under sections 107/151 of CrPC.”
Earlier, the Press Trust of India had reported that more than a dozen persons were arrested for not standing up when the national anthem was played during a function held in June with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in attendance.
Quoting unnamed officials, the agency had reported that the administration has also suspended a few police personnel for failing to ensure that everyone stood up while the anthem was played.
