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Srinagar: In yet another instance of stifling free speech in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian police in Budgam have filed a case against the administrator of a Facebook page, Kashmir Speaks, accusing it of \u201cspreading false information\u201d on social media.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, an FIR has been registered at Khansahib Police Station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections after the page posted a report alleging that a horse had been killed for selling its meat in the market at Arizal. Police claimed the report created \u201cunnecessary fear and panic\u201d among locals.<\/p>\n
Officials said the case relates to an incident on August 26, in which a horse was killed in Rakhai village.<\/p>\n
Rights observers, however, view the action as part of a wider crackdown on online expression in the occupied territory, where journalists, activists, and ordinary social media users are frequently booked for questioning official narratives.<\/p>\n
Civil society voices say that by invoking criminal charges over online posts, the Modi regime continues to weaponize laws to silence Kashmiri voices, especially those using digital platforms to share ground realities.<\/p>\n
The move comes amid rising concern over shrinking civic space in IIOJK, where authorities regularly monitor and penalize online activity critical of Indian policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Srinagar: In yet another instance of stifling free speech in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian police in Budgam have filed a case against the administrator of a Facebook page, Kashmir Speaks, accusing it of \u201cspreading false information\u201d on social media. According to Kashmir Media Service, an FIR has been registered at Khansahib Police …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":185054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-185053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir","tag-top-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t