In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, noted Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah completed 500 days under illegal detention today.
Indian police had arrested him after calling him to a police station in Pulwama for questioning on February 4, last year. He was arrested after he pub-lished the narrative of the families of some fake encounter victims which was in conflict with the Indian police version. He is currently lodged at Kot Bhalwal jail of Jammu.
Several organizations including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) had called upon the Indian government to release the incarcerated journalist, however, despite more than a year having passed since his arrest the journalist continues to remain under detention.—KMS
