J&K Police arrests journalist for posting video

Dar is a journalism student at Central University of Kashmir, and writes for several newspapers in the Valley. The J&K Police has arrested him days after he posted a video of a slain militant’s family raising slogans after his death.
According to police the journalist, Sajad Ahmad Dar, who writes under the name Sajad Gul, is “always in search of anti-government news” and uploads “fake tweets”. Dar’s family said he was arrested from his home at Gund Jahangir village in Bandipora district during an Army raid, and added that he was later handed over to police.
The raid on Dar’s house came three days after he shared on social media a video of slain militant commander Saleem Parray’s family. In the video, Parray’s family and neighbours could be heard raising slogans.
The IGP’s statement said Dar uploaded a video of “anti-national slogans” raised by “some women folk, mostly relatives” of slain militant Parray, and “thereby tried to disrupt the peace”. “The activities of the subject (Dar) are prejudicial to the security and sovereignty of the country,” the statement said.