Three Journalists Covering DDC Polls in Kashmir’s Anantnag Thrashed by Cops

Three journalists were allegedly thrashed by police personnel while they were covering the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Fayaz Lolu, Mudasir Qadri and Junaid Rafiq also claimed that their equipment was seized by the policemen who took them to a police post after physically assaulting them. While the Kashmir Press Club (KPC) termed the incident at Srigufwara in Anantnag district as “unfortunate” and called for a thorough inquiry, the Kashmir Editors’ Guild (KEG) expressed concern. Police officials refused to comment on the incident.