Clearing the air, Lucknow Police took to their official X (Twitter) handle and noted that the authorities took routine action during an anti-encroachment drive as the bridge is also a sensitive route for VIP movement.
NDTV forgets to mention in its report that the Kashmiri students chanted Pakistan Zindabad and 'azaadi' slogans following the team's victory over India in a T20 World Cup match which led to the brawl
The dean added that all three – Azad Ahmad Wani, Mohammad Iqbal Rather and Bilal Ahmad Rather, who returned from Dubai were absconding since 9:45 pm on 18 March.