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Kashmir journalist arrested under PSA moved to Jammu jail

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard in Srinagar, the main city in Indian-administered Kashmir [File: Mukhtar Khan/AP]

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have arrested a journalist under a controversial law, one day after he was granted bail in a separate case of alleged criminal conspiracy.

Sajad Gul, 26, was booked on Sunday under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), which allows the detention of an individual without trial for six months, and has been moved to a distant prison where his family will have a hard time reaching him.

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