Kashmir University PhD Scholar Arrested For 'Highly Provocative And Seditious' Article
NDTV
"The search teams have seized incriminating evidence, including material in computers, laptops and other digital equipment," the official said.
The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Sunday arrested a PhD scholar of the University of Kashmir for a "highly provocative and seditious" article in an online magazine, an official said.
Abdul Aala Fazili was arrested from his Humhama residence as the SIA conducted searches at several locations in the city as part of its crackdown on terror and anti-national networks, the official said.
The SIA, assigned with the duty of investigation and prosecution of terror-related cases, carried out the searches in connection with an FIR registered under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the IPC against Fazili and the editor and other associates of monthly digital magazine 'The Kashmir Walla', the official said.
The official said the searches were conducted at the office of 'The Kashmir Walla' in Rajbagh and at the residences of Fazili in Humhama and arrested editor Fahad Shah in Soura.
