SRINAGAR: Four photo and video journalists were allegedly beaten and their cameras were snatched by J&K Police personnel when they were covering an encounter which broke out in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday morning.
One of the journalists who was beaten by police personnel at the encounter site in Braw Bandina area of Awantipora in Pulwama said that he had reached the spot around 10 am and while he was doing his job, J&K policemen came and started beating the journalists who were present on the spot.
“My cameras were taken away by the police men and were returned after an hour. We kept telling them we are doing our job, but they didn’t listen,” he said.
Kashmir Press Club (KPC) strongly condemned the assault and seizure of cameras of the photo journalists in south Kashmir’s Pulwama.
Demanding action against the accused security forces personnel responsible for the act, KPC reiterated its concern about difficulties faced by journalists working in Kashmir.
“Recalling the sequence of events one among the photo journalists said that policemen abused them while they were performing their duties,” said the KPC, in a statement.
KPC urged the Governor’s administration and in particular the higher up in the police force to investigate the matter act against those found responsible for it. (PTK)
