"Informers Of Forces": 5 Kashmir Journalists Resign After Terrorist Threat

A young reporter who was covering the civic beat says he has been accused of propagating the army narrative. He chose to leave his job.

Fresh terrorist threats against journalists has further silenced the beleaguered media in Kashmir. At least five journalists working with a local newspaper in Srinagar have resigned after a propaganda arm of terrorists put out a list of over a dozen journalists, accusing them of being informers of security forces.

Police say The Resistance Front (TRF), which is an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, is behind the threats. A First Information Report, or FIR, under anti-terrorist law UAPA has been registered and investigations have been launched.

"The content of the post clearly depicts the intention of terrorists and anti-national elements. They have put the life of people, especially media persons, in danger by publicly calling them corrupt and giving direct threat to their lives. In this regard, an FIR stands registered," a police officer said.

Official sources said around a dozen suspects have been rounded up by the police and are being questioned for their alleged links with TRF.