Mir Junaid
Kashmiri photojournalist Saqib Majeed on Monday alleged that he was ruthlessly assaulted by Government Forces while performing his professional duties in Srinagar.
Saqib Majeed, who is Prestige’s Wisden Cricket award winner speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that i was on professional duty capturing some photographs near Dal Lake, however, as soon as he got out of the car he was rounded up by Government Force personnel and thrashed ruthlessly.
“As soon as I got out of my car, they stopped me from taking any photographs and asked me to disclose my permission for roaming in the lockdown,” Saqib said, adding, “I am a journalist and the Inspector General of Police has said that our press ID cards will be treated as a curfew pass.”
Saqib alleged that as a few of them were checking his identity, one of them came from behind and started assaulting me without a reason near Makkai park on the Boulevard area of Srinagar. Alleging that the personnel snatched his camera, Saqib said, “I tried to resist this, and then all of them rounded me up and started thrashing me before bundling me into their armored vehicle.”
Pertinently on March 05, 2021, Saqib Majeed was assaulted by Forces deployed around the Jamia Masjid area of Srinagar.