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Valley youth held for Facebook post
Ref: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/From-streets-to-cyberia--Valley-youth-held-for-Facebook-post/686827
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

Away from the streets, thousands of Kashmiri youths have been using the digital battlefield to wage a virtual war against the state over the last three months.

And Faizan Samad, an 18-year-old Class XII student, has become the first �virtual protestor� to be arrested by the Special Operations Group of the J&K Police.

The police say they don�t want to prevent the protests in the virtual world, but it should not cross the line between �opinion� and �propaganda�.

�Faizan Samad was arrested because he had posted a list with the names of police officers who belong to the Valley on Facebook, which has serious consequences on their security,� said Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone, S M Sahai.