Who Is Nafeesa Attari? Rajasthan Teacher Expelled For Expressing Joy Over Pakistan's T20 Win Against India

Who Is Nafeesa Attari: A private school teacher in Rajasthan's Udaipur is under fire for posting a celebratory WhatsApp status after Pakistan's victory over India in the cricket world cup match on Sunday. She has been sacked and a case has been registered against her after her status went viral on social media.

Here's what you need to know about Nafeesa Attari

• She is a teacher at Neerja Modi School in Udaipur.
• She had posted a picture of Pakistani players with the caption, "Jeeeet gayeeee... We wonnn."
• Within a short span of time, screenshots of her WhatsApp status went viral on social media.
• The school management terminated her for celebrating Pakistan's victory over social media.
• "Yes, we have taken a decision to terminate the teacher," said school chairman Mahendra Sojatia, as per reports.
• A case has also been registered against the teacher under Indian Penal Code section 153 (provocation with intent to cause riot).
• The teacher deleted her post later and also released a video statement apologising for the post. She said that she did not intend to hurt anyone's sentiment.
• 'Someone messaged me and asked whether 'you support Pakistan'. As the message had emojis and it was environment of fun, I replied 'Yes'. But, it doesn't mean anywhere that I support Pakistan. I am an Indian and I love India. I love India as much as everyone else does," Ms Attari said in the video message. She also explained that she and her family members were supporting different teams while watching the match. Her comments did not mean she supported Pakistan.

Students of some of the Kashmiri universities were also booked for celebrating Pakistan's victory against India in a separate incident.  An FIR has been lodged against them.

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