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2 Kashmir journalists summoned by cops for ‘sharing’ claims of ‘militant’s family’

The Jammu and Kashmir police has issued summons to two journalists for allegedly sharing a Pulwama-based family’s claims that their son, who was killed in an encounter on Sunday, was innocent, the Telegraph reported. Police had claimed that 17-year-old Inayat Mir was a “hybrid militant”.

Police summoned Kashmir Walla editor Fahad Shah and journalist Majid Hyderi for questioning on Sunday evening. Shah’s portal had filed a report on the family’s version and Hyderi had posted the family’s claims on social media.

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