The incident was the latest in a series of attacks on media persons—both by protestors and security forces—in the ongoing Kashmir turmoil. “Journalists walk a very tightrope in Kashmir,” said senior journalist Sheikh Mushtaq. Last week, policemen thrashed photojournalists in Batamaloo area of the city after an altercation over taking snaps of the protest. When HT asked IGP (Kashmir) SJM Gillani about repeated attacks of media-persons in the last two months, he promised action. The protestors, too, attack reporters and photographers, believing journalists either distort news or provide information to security agencies.

Source: Hindustan Times September 07, 2016 10:30 UTC