Mehbooba seeks Rajnath Singh's intervention in photojournalist Kamran Yousuf's case

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Mar 11 2018 | 10:10 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today requested Union Home minister Rajnath Singh to look into the case of Kamran Yousuf -- a Kashmiri photojournalist -- who is in the NIA custody.
"Spoke to Home Minister @rajnathsingh ji to look into Kamran Yousuf's case. I've requested him to intervene so that the life of a young budding journalist does not get ruined," Mehbooba said on Twitter.
Yousuf, a freelance photojournalist, was arrested by the NIA on September 5 last year for his alleged involvement in stone-pelting incidents.
The NIA has alleged he was acting as a conduit for those involved in terror funding.
Kashmir editors guild and journalists in the valley have also sought his release, saying his arrest violated the freedom of the press.

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First Published: Mar 11 2018 | 10:10 PM IST

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