On Tuesday, two days after Pakistan defeated India in the Champions League final, residents of Kumbadaje, a sleepy village in Kerala’s Kasargod district woke up to the news that the police had filed cases against 23 young men for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s win.

The men were charged with unlawful assembly, rioting, intent to cause riot and under the section relating to “negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance”.

But unlike in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka – where 21 people were arrested for sedition for allegedly shouting “pro-Pakistan” and “anti-India” slogans and bursting crackers after match – the Kerala police have not yet made any arrests.