Kashmir attack

IN Media Watch Briefs | 04/08/2010

Kashmir Journalists Corps has condemned the assault on its spokesman and Star News Bureau Chief Asif Qureshi by the security forces near Hazratbal on August 4 evening.
He was stopped by the CRPF, asked to alight from the vehicle and told to clear the road from blockades. He was asked to do manual labour by removing stones from the roads and throw it in the river. He was also beaten by the trigger happy forces. This despite the fact that he had a valid curfew pass from the Information Department.

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