Srinagar: Several video and photojournalists of Barmulla alleged that policemen misbehaved with them and barred them from covering protests on Cement Bridge.
“Police stopped us from covering protests and asked us to leave the spot. We were sent back from the area,” Nisar Malik, who works with Kashmir Reader as photo-journalist, said. He said there were scribes associated with Rising Kashmir, Daily Excelsior, Munsif TV and Kashmir Times.
The Superintendent of Police (SP) Baramulla, Suhail Munawar said the measure was taken in order to secure journalists as stone-pelting was going on. “See, we told them to keep some distance and not to go close because we don’t want that they should get hurt or injured.” He said police have nothing against journalists and didn’t interfered or stopped them from doing their job. “It was for only their protection,” he added. (GNS)