Two Anantnag Journalists Detained By Police, Shifted to Jail

Two Anantnag Journalists Detained By Police, Shifted to Jail

Two journalists Salman Shah and  Suhail Dar both of Anantnag ,who were detained by police last week have been shifted to jail.

As per the family members, Salman Shah, 30, editor of an online weekly magazine – Kashmir First and 21-year-old Suhail Dar, a freelance journalist, were produced in front of a magistrate on Thursday.

The police had asked for eight days remand of the duo. But the magistrate has given only two days remand, following which both were shifted to Anantnag district jail in the afternoon, sources said.  

On 8 October, at around 4pm, Dar had received a call from the police asking him to report to the Sadder Police station, Anantnag.

Dar is a resident of Batengoo area of Anantnag, who has been working as a freelance journalist with local publications has been detained for over a week.  

Salman Shah, was picked from his home in Sheerpora area of the district on Tuesday by a team of police forces. 

KASHMIR