Bengaluru: Following an accusation of sedition in a police complaint in Karnataka, Amnesty International has temporarily closed its offices in Chennai, Pune , Delhi and Bengaluru after protests by hundreds of young right-wing activists.
The human-rights organization held an event to discuss the crisis in Kashmir on the weekend. Anti-India slogans were heard at the event. Amnesty issued a statement saying that its members did not make these statements, but the group has been accused of sedition by the ABVP.
(Agencies)
