Indian forces arrest prominent Kashmiri journalist in Srinagar
Srinagar: Indian police arrested a prominent Kashmiri journalist, Hilal Mir, in Srinagar city of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the journalist was arrested during a house raid in Bemina area of the city.
The Counter-Intelligence wing of the Indian police charged him with publishing anti-Indian content.
The police accused Hilal Mir of being “actively engaged in posting and sharing content aimed at instigating pro-freedom sentiments among youth by portraying Kashmiris as victims of systemic extermination.”
Hilal Mir works for a Dubai-based business news website and has previously worked with local and Indian news organisations. “He has been detained under preventive measures and lodged in Central Jail, Srinagar,” a senior official said.
