Cricket fans in India arrested for cheering on Pakistan in Champions Trophy Final

For celebrating Pakistan's victory over the Indian team in the Champions Trophy, 15 villagers have been arrested by the Madhya Pradesh police that accused them sedition, punishable by life in prison. The 15 villagers were produced before a court on Tuesday that sent them to jail for 14 days, NDTV reported.

The police said the arrests were made in Burhanpur district's Mohad village because the villagers, all from a particular community set off firecrackers following Pakistan's win on Sunday. Pakistan had beaten India by 180 runs to lift the Champions Trophy in London on Sunday.

"There was a complaint that they celebrated Pakistan's victory by bursting crackers and raising pro-Pakistan and anti-India slogans," Sanjay Pathak, the Shahpur police station in-charge said. He said the case was registered on a complaint from a resident, Subhash.

This is not the first time that cricket fans have been arrested in India and Pakistan for supporting the rival teams or players.

In 2014, about 60 Kashmiri college students watching an India-Pakistan match in the hostel of an Uttar Pradesh college were charged with sedition for cheering the Pakistani team after India lost the Asia Cup match. The police later withdrew the sedition charge but the students still faced accusations of promoting enmity between two groups.