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The awards that were given out were reportedly named after slain militants
Updated : May 22, 2017, 05:58 PM IST
A viral video of cricketers standing upright while the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir anthem is playing has gone viral. The incident, which took place in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, has prompted the police to initiate a probe.
The video, shot at Pulwama district stadium on Sunday, shows two teams -- Shining Stars Pampore and Pulwama Tigers -- lined up before the start of the final match of a cricket tournament and the anthem of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) was being played.
The national anthem of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was played during a local cricket match in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama @AsYouNotWish pic.twitter.com/wuAJZj9Z4a
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After it went viral on the social media, police took cognisance and started a probe.
"Police has taken cognisance of the video and started investigation," an official said.
Posters of slain militants were also allegedly put up around the ground while post-match awards were named after some of the slain ultras.
The Pulwama stadium where the cricket match was being played is adjacent to the Degree College, which has been at the centre of the ongoing student protests in the Valley.
The incident comes one-and-a-half-month after a video showing members of two local cricket teams, dressed in Pakistani team uniform, singing the national anthem of the neighbouring country before the start of a match.
Soon after the video went viral, the state swung into action.