Pakistan players wait for presentation ceremonies after losing to England in the final of the T20 World Cup Cricket tournament at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)Some students clashed at Lala Lajpat Rai Group of Institutes, Moga, after Pakistan lost to England in the T20 World Cup final on Sunday.
The Moga police said that students at the college’s pharmacy hostel, including those from Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Bihar, were watching the match together when an argument ensued after Pakistan’s defeat to England.
The police said that both groups threw stones at each other, in which some students received minor injuries. One of them needed two stitches to close the cuts. At least seven students with minor injuries were taken to Civil Hospital from where they were discharged after first aid.
The police said that during the previous T20 WC match when India lost to England, a few students had passed some comments but the matter was sorted out.
“On Sunday, after Pakistan’s loss, a minor argument escalated into a clash and one small group of students pelted the other with stones. The situation was controlled and police was called,” said college chairman Krishan Kaura.
Inspector Jagtar Singh, SHO Moga Sadar police station, said that both groups have reached an agreement and were counselled to maintain peace.
“No one was seriously injured. Five students from each group have given to us in writing that they will maintain peace. Some students had passed comments over Pakistan’s loss which led to the argument and later it escalated when other students from Bihar, UP, etc. also joined in,” said Jagtar Singh.
Adequate police force was deployed on the campus as a precautionary measure, the inspector added.