{"id":106526,"date":"2021-11-05T15:22:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T09:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=106526"},"modified":"2021-11-05T15:22:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T09:52:51","slug":"fact-check-srinagar-medical-college-girls-degree-canceled-false-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-srinagar-medical-college-girls-degree-canceled-false-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Were degrees of Srinagar medical college students &#8220;cancelled&#8221; for celebrating Pak&#8217;s win in T20?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On October 24, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jansatta.com\/khel\/india-vs-pakistan-live-cricket-score-t20-world-cup-2021-virat-kohli-team-india-take-on-babar-azam-pakistan-in-blockbuster-clash-in-dubai-live-score-updates-highlights\/1890391\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pakistan defeated India<\/a> by 10 wickets in the T-20 World Cup. J&amp;K police filed cases against medical students in Srinagar who allegedly celebrated Pakistan&#8217;s win on campus.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users are claiming that 100 female students from the medical college had their degrees cancelled. Twitter user \u2018Puja Hindu Sanatani Beti\u2019 shared the message alongside a photo of a few burqa-clad women, which amassed over 1,740 retweets as of this writing. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211101090048\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/indpuja\/status\/1453914293213319185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u094c\u091c \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u0940 \ud83d\udc4f<br \/>\n\u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0928\u0917\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0921\u093f\u0915\u0932 \u0915\u0949\u0932\u0947\u091c \u0915\u0940 100 \u0938\u0941\u0902\u0926\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0905\u092c \u0921\u0949\u0915\u094d\u091f\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u092c\u0928 \u092a\u093e\u090f\u0901\u0917\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947 \u0921\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0926\u094d\u0926 \u0915\u0940 \u0964\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mD4lq2mAVc\">pic.twitter.com\/mD4lq2mAVc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \ud83d\udd49\ufe0f \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 \u0938\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0928\u0940 \u092c\u0947\u091f\u0940 (@indpuja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indpuja\/status\/1453914293213319185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A video of a News18 broadcast is also being circulated with the same claim, though the visuals do not contain any information on the cancellation of the medical students&#8217; degrees. Some of the news tickers that appear during the show are &#8211; &#8220;Girls celebrating Pakistan&#8217;s victory&#8221;, &#8220;Girls&#8217; Hostel celebrating India&#8217;s defeat&#8221; and &#8220;Pro-Pakistan sloganeering&#8221;. Apart from this, the anchor says that those who raised pro-Pakistan slogans were reportedly charged under UAPA.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0928\u0917\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0921\u093f\u0915\u0932 \u0915\u0949\u0932\u0947\u091c \u0915\u0940 100 \u0938\u0941\u0902\u0926\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0905\u092c \u0921\u0949\u0915\u094d\u091f\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u092c\u0928 \u092a\u093e\u090f\u0901\u0917\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947 \u0921\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0926\u094d\u0926 \u0915\u0940 &#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PMOIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ANI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZeeNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZeeNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HCmC8k5iZx\">pic.twitter.com\/HCmC8k5iZx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0939\u0930\u093f\u0913\u092e \u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e\u0935\u0924 \u0935\u093f\u0939\u093f\u092a #\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0936\u093e\u0938\u0915_\u0938\u092e\u093f\u0924\u093f (@HariomVhp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HariomVhp\/status\/1453840539300745218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The claim is widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20100%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%20&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20100%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81&amp;sde=AbrncOC9Eo4JY_OLJrNRxWbosfm1ezmJR0aX8OWKgLG1ilxgg98ELbozPbV_g85X9dPMRY0BVOKSo_9vqwB3JHXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and has also made its way to WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-106526 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%82+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6&amp;oq=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%82+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6+&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.10728j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">did not find<\/a> any news reports corroborating this claim. It must also be pointed out that degrees are awarded upon the completion of a course. The claim says that &#8220;students&#8221; raised slogans celebrating Pakistan&#8217;s win. How could their degrees have been cancelled when they&#8217;re still in college?<\/p>\n<p>A UAPA case was indeed registered against students from two medical colleges in Srinagar for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans following the T-20 match. In addition, the college administration was also charged under this law. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jansatta.com\/national\/jk-police-filed-fir-under-uapa-against-medical-college-student-for-celebrating-pakistan-victory-in-t20-world-cup\/1893741\/\">Jansatta<\/a>, \u201cAs per the information given by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, two separate cases have been filed against students residing in the hostels of Government Medical College and Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Srinagar (SKIMS) Soura, Karna Nagar, Srinagar, along with the college administration, and the hostel warden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accompanying photo of women in burqas <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search and found the original photo in a 2017 blog post. A website named <a href=\"https:\/\/indianewengland.com\/2017\/11\/winds-change-muslim-girls-embrace-education-aim-high\/\">India New England News<\/a> had shared the picture on November 12, 2017 as the Fatima Girls Inter College in Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Azamgarh district. Another portal also posted the image <a href=\"https:\/\/bdc-tv.com\/winds-change-muslim-girls-embrace-education-aim-high-ians-special-series\/?fbclid=IwAR0s5tWSM3yHugCfQ7zrRoWyXpwgUv0UXn18FfIYyxdCUlalNfE7chxZUOg\">in November 2017 as UP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"606\" class=\"wp-image-106529 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-3.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-3.jpeg 567w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-3-281x300.jpeg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In sum, social media users falsely claimed that 100 female students from a Kashmiri medical college had their degrees cancelled as they were celebrating Pakistan&#8217;s victory in the T-20 match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 24, Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets in the T-20 World Cup. J&amp;K police filed cases against medical students in Srinagar who allegedly celebrated Pakistan&#8217;s win on campus. Social media users are claiming that 100 female students from the medical college had their degrees cancelled. 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