KWJA condemns ‘hurting religious sentiments’ of fellow by police
Srinagar: The Kashmir Working Journalists Association (KWJA) on Thursday condemned the “hurting of religious sentiments” of its member and senior journalist, Amrit Pal Singh Bali by the J&K Police.
Singh had gone to cover the press conference of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah at around 1:30 pm on Thursday at the party Headquarter at Nawa-e-Subah, Srinagar.
The KWJA alleged in a statement that a police officer “touched his turban and tried to search through it”.
Singh, who is an active member of the KWJA, had objected to the frisking of turban and asked the police officer deployed there to use electronic gadgets, the statement said.
Quoting Singh as narrating the incident, the KWJA statement said, “I objected and told him to use frisking gadgets but he continuously tried to search through my turban. I didn’t allow him to do so.”
“The police officer told me he will not let me go in until he frisked my turban with his hands,” Singh has told the KWJA.
The police officer, as per the KWJA “has even tried to manhandle the journalist and even tried to snatch the mobile, when he was delivering his professional duties”.
KWJA has taken serious note of the incident and urged Director General of Police Mr Dilbagh Singh to investigate the matter and take serious action against the police officer involved.
KV News
