SRINAGAR, June 25 -- Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has condemned a shocking raid on the residence of its senior member, Ghulam Jeelani Qadri, editor Afaaq, a daily newspaper, in which he was arrested Monday night. Qadri, 62, a known hypertensive, has spent more than 35 years in public life.
The police invoked a 1990 case registered against eight journalists and editors. Of the eight "accused', two veterans are no more - Sofi Ghulam Mohammad of 'Srinagar Times' and Ghulam Mohammad Aarif of 'Daily Hamdard', said a statement by KEG.
"It is still not known why Qadri was singled out for allegedly defying the due process of law in a case he is not aware about. Qadri said he does not know how and why he was declared a proclaimed offender. The case...