Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 2: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has ordered a preliminary enquiry after a cricketer from South Kashmir wore a helmet displaying the Palestinian flag during a private cricket tournament match in Jammu, a police spokesperson said today.
A video and photos of the cricketer, Furqan Ul Haq, were circulated online after he was seen displaying the flag on his helmet during the Jammu and Kashmir Champions League here on Thursday.
“Yesterday, a video circulating on social media showed a cricket player, Furqan Ul Haq, resident of Tangipuna, Pulwama, playing cricket at K C Door in Muthi, while displaying a Palestine logo on his helmet,” the spokesperson said.
He said that in view of the “sensitivity of the matter and its potential public order implications”, a 14-day preliminary enquiry under Section 173(3) of the BNSS has been initiated at the Domana police station to ascertain the facts, intent and background of the individual and “any possible linkages”. The tournament started on December 29 in Jammu. The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association maintained that it has no role, engagement or association with the tournament, as it is a private affair and not recognized by the association.
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