Jammu and Kashmir police have detained a Srinagar based journalist on Sunday.

Fahad Shah, is the promoter of The Kashmir Walla – an online news magazine – and writes for various international newspapers and magazines.

A family member of Fahad told the FreePressKasmir that he was detained by the cops of Jammu and Kashmir police early this morning when he was on his way out from his home, along with his father.

“Fahad was detained outside his home by the cops of J&K police who took him along in a Rakshak vehicle,” he said.

Shah lives in the Soura area of the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

“His father followed the police van which entered the Zadibal police station where from he was driven to Cargo Srinagar,” he added.