Scribes Beaten In South Kashmir; KEG, Press Club Condemn
SRINAGAR: In the ongoing 5th phase of DDC elections, three journalists were beaten by security forces in Srigufwara area of south Kashmiri’s Anantnag district on Thursday.
Three TV freelancers Fayaz Lolu (ETV Bharat) Mudasir Qadri (News 18 Urdu) and Junaid Rafiq (TV 9) alleged that they were beaten in Srigufwara in presence of the SSP. They said their equipment was seized and they were taken to the local police post.
Fayaz Ahamd said “when I took byte of a local ‘PAGD’ candidate who alleges that he was not allowed to cast his vote. And when he contacted SSP Shopian for the official version, he along with other journalists Mudasir Qadri of news 18 and Juanid Ahmad of TV-9 were beaten and all the equipments were seized, he alleges.