Disrespect

UK Students Flagged Down

Shubhangi Swarup | 19 Aug, 2010

In Allapuzha, Kerala, nine British students have been booked on the charge of disrespecting the Indian flag during the famous Nehru Trophy boat race.

In Allapuzha, Kerala, nine British students have been booked on the charge of disrespecting the Indian flag during the famous Nehru Trophy boat race. The students are enrolled in para-medical courses in Kerala. They were arrested for allegedly draping the national tricolour around the lower part of their body while cruising on a house boat at Punnamada Lake, where the race was taking place. President Pratibha Patil was chief guest at the event.

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