Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Cyber Police have registered an FIR against a Kashmir-based journalist and author, Gowhar Geelani, for allegedly “indulging in unlawful activities” on social media platforms. The police also claimed that his posts and writing are “prejudicial to national integrity, sovereignty and security of India.”
In a statement, the police said: “The unlawful activities include glorifying terrorism in Kashmir Valley, causing disaffection against the country and causing fear or alarm in the minds of the public that may lead to the commission of offenses against public tranquility and the security of State.”
Geelani, who was formerly an editor at Deutsche Welle, has been reporting from Kashmir for the last fifteen years and his work has been published in BBC World, Telegraph UK, India Today Magazine.
He also wrote a non-fiction book under Rupa Publications, Kashmir: Rage and Reason, last year.
Earlier on 18 April, the Cyber Police had booked Masrat Zahra, a freelance photojournalist, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and section 505 of the Indian Penal Code.
