Journalist Booked For ‘Glorifying terrorism’: Police
Srinagar, Feb 5: A day after Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah was arrested, police said he has been booked for “glorifying terrorism”, “spreading fake news”, and “inciting” general public.
Fahad Shah is the editor of the online news magazine, ‘The Kashmir Walla’.
On Friday, he was called to record his statement at the Pulwama police station and later arrested there. Police said Shah was wanted in three cases one each in Pulwama, Shopian and Srinagar.
Fahad Shah is wanted in 3 cases for glorifying terrorism, spreading fake news & inciting general public for creating L&O situations: FIR No. 70/2020 of PS Safakadal Srinagar, FIR No. 06/2021 of PS Imamsahib, Shopian & currently has been arrested in FIR No. 19/2022 of PS Pulwama.
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) February 5, 2022
Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said Shah has been arrested in the case FIR lodged in Pulwama.
Many mainstream leaders have condemned the arrest of journalist. “..What times we are living in. Just a word caution for the administration. This is not the worst that we in Kashmir have seen. We have seen even worse in nineties. That didn’t change anything. This won’t change anything either. Take my humble word for it,” Sajad Lone, Peoples Conference president tweeted.
CPI(M) Central Committee Member MY Targami alleged one more Kashmiri journalist has been arrested on “frivolous” basis.
