AYODHYA, 29 December 2020, (TON):  Six students of Saket College who were chanting slogans, 'Azaadi', were booked for sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Charges were levelled on them that they chanted anti-national slogans during a protest to demand students’ union election but police did not find any evidence against these students. Later, Police freed after dropping of sedition charges against them. However, the police said that investigation into other charges against the students will continue.

In a statement issued by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Ayodhya, R.K. Rai, he said: "Police had registered a case of sedition against students on the basis of the complaint filed by college principal. However, we did not find any evidence against the students and decided to drop sedition charges against all the six accused. Other charges against the students will remain and investigations are underway."

As per the details, on 26 December, Principal of Saket College, N.D. Pandey lodged complaint against his students for chanting anti-national slogans during their protest last week. Police filed cases against students including Sumit Tiwari, Shesh Narayan Pandey, Imran Hashmi, Satvik Pandey, Mohit Yadav and Manoj Mishra, had been booked under Sections 124A (sedition), 147 (rioting) 188 (disobedience of order), 332 (causing hurt to deter public servant from duty), 342 (wrongful confinement), 353 (assault on public servant), 427 (causing damage to property), 435 (mischief by fire or explosive substance) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

Meanwhile, Abhas Krishna Yadav, the former president of Saket College students' union, said that students were raising 'Azaadi' slogans against corrupt principal, N.D. Pandey and anti-student system of the college.