FIR against 2 journalists in Kashmir for fake news
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Srinagar: After photojournalist Masrat Zehra was booked under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) the Jammu & Kashmir Police has registered a case against another journalist Peerzada Ashiq.
A police statement said on Monday that on April 18, Cyber Police Station, Srinagar received information through reliable sources that one Facebook user namely Zehra was frequently uploading anti-national posts with criminal intent.
"The post by the users can provoke the public to disturb the law and order and to glorify anti-national activities etc. In this regard FIR No. 10/2020 under the relevant provision of law was registered at Cyber Police Station. The Cyber Police Station called the Facebook user Masrat Zehra to Police Station for questioning," the statement said.
The statement further said that on April 19 information was received regarding a fake news item published in the The Hindu newspaper by a journalist named Peerzada Ashiq, regarding an encounter at Shopian and subsequent developments.
Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s Twitter handle, used by her daughter Iltija, said, “A correspondent working for The Hindu was interrogated for hours on an article that didn’t fit into the narrative of the establishment. Any dissent/counter opinion has been outlawed & criminalised. Filing FIRs & invoking stringent laws meant for criminals is a blot on democracy.”