Srinagar: Journalist Fahad Shah, who was Friday arrested by police, has been booked for “glorifying terrorism, spreading fake news, and inciting general public against law and order” in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday.
A case has been registered against Shah at Safakdal Police Station and Pulwama Police Station, they said.
“For the last three-four years, Shah has been frequently glorifying terrorism, spreading fake news and inciting people for creating law and order problems, for which three FIRs have been lodged against him – one in Srinagar, one in Pulwama and other in Shopian.
“He has been arrested in the case and FIR lodged in Pulwama. Action will follow in other FIRs also,” Police said.
Fahad Shah, founder editor of news portal “thekashmirwalla” was arrested on Friday. His arrest has been condemned by several political leaders.
Meanwhile, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Asia has urged J&K administration to “immediately and unconditionally release journalist Fahad Shah, drop any investigation into his work, and cease detaining members of the press”.
