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J&K police arrest 2 for spreading radical content online
Jammu and Kashmir police's counter-intelligence wing arrested two men on Monday for allegedly spreading anti-national and extremist content on social media. The accused are Mehran Qazi from Anantnag and Babar Hamid from…
The Story in Brief
Jammu and Kashmir police's counter-intelligence wing arrested two men on Monday for allegedly spreading anti-national and extremist content on social media. The accused are Mehran Qazi from Anantnag and Babar Hamid from Sopore. A third individual, Tariq Ahmad Sofi, a wildlife department employee, was also held in Ganderbal.
The arrests followed raids on Saturday across four districts, Baramulla, Bandipora, Anantnag and Shopian, where digital devices were seized. A case has been registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The Indian Opinion
Some voices will frame this as another crackdown on free speech in Kashmir. But the UAPA case was registered after raids at five locations yielded digital devices, not just a tweet. The real test is whether the police share specific evidence of radical or anti-national material in court. If the accusations amount to mere political criticism, the arrests weaken the state's credibility. If they prove genuine incitement, the law has done its job. The case filings will settle this.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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