SIA Raids Kashmir Times Office Over “Anti-National” Allegations
FIR names Executive Editor; ammunition reportedly seized during ongoing searches
- J&K SIA searches Kashmir Times office in Jammu
- Police claim recovery of cartridges and grenade levers
- FIR alleges promotion of anti-national activities
- Executive Editor Anuradha Bhasin named in case
GG News Bureau
Jammu, 20th Nov: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of the Jammu & Kashmir Police on Thursday raided the office of the Kashmir Times in Jammu over allegations of promoting anti-national activities.
Police sources said searches began earlier in the day and were ongoing at the time of filing the report. Officials claimed that AK-47 cartridges, pistol rounds and three grenade levers were recovered from the premises during the operation.
A First Information Report has been registered against the newspaper for allegedly spreading disaffection, glorifying secessionism and threatening the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India and the Union Territory. Kashmir Times Executive Editor Anuradha Bhasin has also been named in the FIR.
The investigation is focused on establishing possible links and activities deemed detrimental to national security, police officials stated.
There was no immediate response from the management of Kashmir Times on the allegations.
Founded in 1954 as a weekly and later converted into a daily in 1964, Kashmir Times is among the oldest and most widely recognised publications in Jammu & Kashmir.
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