AGRA: A case was registered against three students of

(AMU) on Saturday evening here after a Twitter post, which "offended" religious sentiment of a community, was shared and condemned widely. The post, in which the three youths named in the FIR were tagged, had a distorted version of a religious slogan, which snowballed into a major row and a group of students of the varsity approached police with a complaint.

Later, police registered a case against the three students under section 295 of India Penal Code (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs). They were also booked under IT Act.

The controversial post was initially shared by Bhole Vishwakarma, who, according to his Twitter and Facebook profile, is a writer and photographer based in New York.

Union president

said the post was "gross". "Strict action should be taken against whosoever is responsible for it," Usmani said.

Usmani claimed that the three youths are former students of AMU. However, AMU spokesperson

said, "We can confirm their status only after checking the record. As of now, I am not aware whether these students are pursuing courses from the university or have passed out from here."

When contacted, station house officer of Civil Lines police station, Javed Khan said, "A case has been registered against the three persons on the basis of a complaint."