A photojournalist who works with Kashmir Reader and daily Roshni was allegedly beaten up by the government forces at Semthan Bijerbehara in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Monday while he was covering protests.

The journalist, Muneeb Ul Islam, said the CRPF men also used him as a shield and put before the youth, who were throwing stones on the forces. “First the CRPF troopers thrashed me and then put me ahead of them so that I get hit by stones. Two stones hit me” Muneeb said.