22 students arrested in Dehradun for protesting against Kashmiri pupils, police on alert

Twenty-two students were arrested for protesting outside a college here demanding expulsion of Kashmiri students, police said Tuesday.

They were arrested outside the Uttaranchal College of Science and Technology on Sahastradhara Road on Monday after they shouted slogans demanding expulsion of Kashmiri students, Dehradun SSP Nivedita Kukreti said.

They were later released on bail.

There have been a series protests against Kashmiri students in the city after the Pulwama terror attack, with even the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir expressing concerns over their safety.

The managements of two city colleges even announced they will not admit Kashmiri students in the future following the protests.

However, Anil Saini, Chairman of Alpine College of Management and Technology, one of the two colleges, told PTI that they were forced to make the announcement under pressure but have taken no such decisions.

Baba Farid Institute of Technology, which was the other city-based institution to give a .