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Police Summons The Kashmir Walla Editor, Fahad Shah In Connection With a News Story

By News Desk

July 10, 2020

Srinagar Police has issued summons to The Kashmir Walla editor Fahad Shah, ordering him to present himself for questioning in connection with the stories that Kashmir Walla published while covering the gunfight in Nawakadal neighbourhood of downtown Srinagar on 19 May 2020 in which two militants were killed and 19 residential houses were damaged.

On 9 July 2020, The Kashmir Walla’s editor received a formal summon from Safakadal police station saying that “your presence is necessary for the purpose of enquiry into the offence committed under section 147, 307, 109, 501, 505 IPC”.

He was also was questioned on 20 May 2020 for over four hours by senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, who alleged that our coverage of the gunfight at Nawakadal had “defamed” the police. At that time, Kashmir Walla editor explained to the police officers that the coverage was based on undisputed facts, eyewitness accounts, interviews of the civilian population, and also the police.

These facts were also documented on video.buy elavil online https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/classes/new/elavil.html no prescription After that 4 hour long questioning by senior police officers, Kashmir Walla editor was allowed to go.