Police issues statement to dispel remours about the arrest of accused for running an ‘intimidating’ blog
SRINAGAR: Police Friday said that it has received inputs from several quarters that a number of rumors and apprehensions are floating around centring the arrest and investigation of several accused persons in connection with enquiry into the kashmirfightwordpress.com related matters.
Police said that examination of individuals, records, documents and verification of facts and circumstances emerging from such examination suggests that a sizeable number of persons have variously transacted with one or more of the arrested accused persons.
“It is understandable that some of these interactions are on account of genuine professional or allied requirements. To segregate the genuine from the fraudulent, cooperation from the members of the general public is solicited. Individuals could volunteer and provide their account of the interaction and transactions they have had with the accused persons. This way both sides, the investigating authority and the persons requiring to be further investigated would come to be decided speedily, efficiently and with minimum hassles.”
“Besides seeking appointment with the chief investigating officer Miss Tanushree, SP East, concerned members of the public are also invited to email their information and request letters to aspeast-sgr@jkpolice.gov.in”
Pertinently, five persons including an SMC officer, his son, daughter and son-in-law are already in custody on charges of running a blog to intimidate senior journalists, social activists, lawyers and others. (KNT)
