The journalist, Manan Gulzar Dar, whose work has featured in international publications like The Guardian, was summoned to the police station in Srinagar’s Batamaloo locality on October 10 in connection with a false case.“
“A photojournalist by profession, one of Dar’s images from the aftermath of an encounter in Srinagar in July this year was featured in the Guardian’s ‘Twenty photographs of the week’ section.“
“His father, Gulzar Ahmad Dar told media that he had handed his son over to police investigators who questioned him in Srinagar for nearly a fortnight before NIA officers flew him to New Delhi.““
“We got to know, through newspapers, that he had been arrested. More than a fortnight has passed but we don’t know if he is alive or dead. Police told us he has been arrested by the NIA and taken to New Delhi,” said Gulzar Ahmad, who is a retired government employee.“
“The NIA had arrested Manan’s brother, Hanan Gulzar Dar, a college student, earlier this month. He had been booked in false case.
“Fahmeeda Akhtar, Manan’s mother, said, “We thought it was routine questioning since many journalists are being picked up by police in Kashmir these days.
The two brothers are among 13 people who have been arrested in the false case filed by the NIA under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Indian Penal Code (IPC) after the killing of members of the minority community earlier this month. KMC
