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Five journalists who were employed by a local newspaper in Kashmir have quit after receiving online threats from militants, according to reports.
Recently, militants published a list of more than a dozen journalists who were reportedly employed by security services, IANS reported.
There were two local newspaper editors among the people on the list. Three of the five journalists who left their jobs on Tuesday posted their resignations on social media.
The Resistance Front (TRF), a militant organisation affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), is allegedly responsible for these threats, according to the authorities.
The threats’ contents show what militants and anti-national elements have in mind. By openly accusing them of being corrupt and issuing a clear threat, they have endangered people’s lives, particularly those of media professionals, according to the police.
According to the police, a FIR has been filed in this matter, and over a dozen suspects have been apprehended and are currently undergoing questioning.
As militants threatened to target everyone working for three media outlets in Srinagar, three reporters posted their resignations on their social media profiles to avoid any difficulties.
A young reporter who covered local news claims that he has been charged with spreading the army narrative. He decided to quit his job, reports NDTV.
Such threats, according to the BJP, are unacceptable, and no one should be permitted to threaten journalists.
“Terrorists have touched new lows, which is against people and against the fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression,” NDTV quoted RS Pathania, spokesperson of the BJP.
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