Bhasin says that there is a pattern to suppress mediapersons to ensure complete censorship in the Valley since 5 August 2019, so that only one kind of narrative emanates.
“In the last one year, several journalists have been slapped with criminal cases, many more have been summoned to police stations and by the cyber police and questioned and grilled for long hours, even slapped, abused and intimidated,” she adds.
Many, including Network of Women in Media, India, have come in support of Bhasin.
(The Quint tried to reach out to the Estates Department of J&K via phone and email. This article will be updated as and when the department responds.)
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