Case Against Kashmir Reporter Over WhatsApp Status On 2006 Boat Tragedy
NDTV
The police have defended the filing of the FIR against the 23-year-old reporter, but claimed that the case is not against journalists.
A WhatsApp status to mark the 15th death anniversary of 20 school children in Jammu and Kashmir has landed a reporter in trouble. Sajid Raina, a young reporter with a local news agency in Bandipore district, has been charged with disturbing peace and attempt to cause fear and riots after he put out a screenshot of children who drowned after a boat overturned in Wular lake in 2006. "I begged police to withdraw the case against me. It was just a WhatsApp status to remember of 20 children who died in the boat capsize... For this post, they have filed an FIR (First Information Report) against me, said Mr Raina. The police have defended the filing of the FIR against the 23-year-old reporter, but claimed that the case is not against journalists. "An FIR has been lodged in police station Bandipora vide FIR no 84/2021 against one person namely Sajid Raina for his WhatsApp status on 30-05-2021, which attracts investigation into the contents and intention behind it, the police tweeted on June 4.
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